老伯
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老伯) | 老 | 伯 | |
| simp. #(老伯) | 老 | 伯 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎobó
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎobó
- Wade–Giles: lao3-po2
- Yale: lǎu-bwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laobor
- Palladius: лаобо (laobo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 baak3
- Yale: lóuh baak
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 baak8
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 bag3
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ paːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-pak
- Hakka Romanization System: loˋ bagˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: lo3 bag5
- Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ pak̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: loˊ bag
- Sinological IPA: /lo²⁴⁻³³ pak⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: lao6 bêh4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lău peh
- Sinological IPA (key): /lau³⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ²/
- (Teochew)
Noun
老伯
- (honorific) old man
- (Teochew) great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)
Synonyms
- (old man): 老伯伯 (lǎobóbo)
Dialectal synonyms of 伯祖 (“great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯祖 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 伯公 |
| Hong Kong | 伯公 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 伯公 |
| Xingning | 伯公 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 伯公 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 伯公 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 伯公 | |
| Changting | 伯公 | |
| Wuping | 伯公 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 伯公 | |
| Liancheng | 伯公 | |
| Ninghua | 伯公 | |
| Ruijin | 公公 | |
| Shicheng | 大公 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 大爹 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 伯公 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 伯公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 伯公 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 伯公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 伯公 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 伯公 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伯公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 伯公 |
| Quanzhou | 伯公 | |
| Zhangzhou | 伯公 | |
| Tainan | 伯公 | |
| Jieyang | 老伯 | |
| Leizhou | 伯公 | |