# 阿伯
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): ābó
       (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄅㄛˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): абый (abɨy, I-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): aa$^3$ baak$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): a$^1$ bak$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): â-pak
    (Hailu, HRS): a$^˖$ bag
    (Meixian, Guangdong): a$^1$ bag$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-peh / a-peeh / á-peh
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ bêh$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ābó
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄅㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: abó
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-po$^2$
*** Yale: ā-bwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: abor
*** Palladius: або (abo)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: абый (abɨy, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /a²⁴ pei²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ baak$^3$
*** Yale: a baak
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ baak$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ bag$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ paːk̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: a$^1$ bak$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³ pak̚²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-pak
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^ˊ$ bag$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: a$^1$ bag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ pak̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^˖$ bag
*** Sinological IPA: /a³³ pak⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: a$^1$ bag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pak̚¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-peh
*** Tâi-lô: a-peh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'peq
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ peʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-peeh
*** Tâi-lô: a-peeh
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-peh
*** Tâi-lô: á-peh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: afpeq
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ peʔ⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ bêh$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a peh
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

### Noun

阿伯
* (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, dialectal Mandarin) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
       Khì kiò lín a-peh. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Go call your uncle.
* (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, informal) old man
       jau$^5$ go$^3$ aa$^3$ baak$^3$ seng$^4$ jat$^6$ co$^5$ hai$^2$ dou$^6$ sik$^6$ jin$^1$, cau$^3$ dou$^3$ sei$^2$. [Jyutping]
       There's always an old man who sits here and smokes, and it reeks.
* (Liuzhou Mandarin, dialectal Wu) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 世父, 伯父 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大爺, 伯伯, 大大 childish |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 伯伯, 伯父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 大爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 大爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 大爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 大爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 大爺, 大大 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 大爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 伯伯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 大爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 大爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 大爹, 大爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 伯, 大伯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 爸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 大爺, 老伯 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 伯, 伯伯 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 達達 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 大爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 大爹, 伯父 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 大大 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 伯伯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 伯伯, 伯父 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 伯伯, 伯爺 non-face-to-face |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 伯伯, 伯, 伯爹 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 大爹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 伯爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 阿伯, 伯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伯伯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 大大 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 伯伯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 伯伯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿伯, 伯父, 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 伯伯, 阿伯, 伯父 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿伯, 大伯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 伯, 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿伯 ><, 伯父 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 伯父 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿伯 ><, 阿爺 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 伯父 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿父 ><, 伯父 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 伯爹 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 伯父 <> |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 大爹 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿伯, 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 伯公 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 伯父, 爺 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 伯 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿伯, 伯父 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 伯爺 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 伯兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 伯伯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿伯 ><, 大伯 <> |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿伯 ><, 伯父 <> |
| Hakka | Changting | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 伯伯 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 伯伯, 大伯 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 伯子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 伯 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿伯 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿伯 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 伯 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 伯伯 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 伯爺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老老, 大爺 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 伯父, 大爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 伯伯啊 face-to-face, 伯伯 non-face-to-face |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 大爺 |
| Jin | Linhe | 大爹 |
| Jin | Jining | 大爺, 爹 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 大爺 |
| Jin | Baotou | 大爺, 爹 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 老老, 爹爹 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 大爺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伯伯, 伯仔 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿伯 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 伯仔 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 伯仔 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿伯 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 伯仔 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 伯仔 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 阿伯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依伯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 依伯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 伯, 大伯 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 依伯 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 伯 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 伯 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 伯 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 阿伯 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 阿伯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿爺 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依伯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 伯 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿伯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 伯 face-to-face, 尼伯 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 伯爹 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 伯爹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 伯爹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿伯 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿伯 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 伯父 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 伯爺, 阿爺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 伯伯 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 伯伯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 伯伯, 老伯伯 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 伯伯, 大大 |
| Wu | Danyang | 爹爹, 伯伯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 伯伯 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 伯伯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 伯伯 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 大伯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 伯伯 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 伯伯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 伯伯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 伯伯 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 伯伯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 伯伯 |
| Note | >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face | >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 大伯子, 大伯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大大伯兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 大伯子, 大伯哥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 大伯子, 大伯, 大伯哥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 大伯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 大伯子, 大伯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 阿伯子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 阿伯子哥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 大伯子, 阿伯子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 阿伯子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 大伯子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 大伯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 大伯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 伯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 大伯, 大伯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 大伯佬, 阿伯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 大伯子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 大伯子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大伯, 大伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 大伯 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 大伯 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 大伯子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 伯仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 大郎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 大伯子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 大郎伯, 大伯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 大伯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 大郎伯, 大伯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 大郎伯, 大伯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 大郎伯, 大伯 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 大伯 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 大伯子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 大伯子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 大伯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大伯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大伯 eldest-brother |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 安哥仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大伯仔 GT |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 大伯 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 大伯 eldest brother |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 大伯, 伯爺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 大伯 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 阿伯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 大伯, 伯伯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 大伯 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿伯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大伯爺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 大伯 |

#### Derived terms

* 丈人阿伯
* 大二阿伯
* 阿伯子

#### Descendants

* → English: Ah Pek
* → Malay: aboi
** Indonesian: aboi
* → Peranakan Indonesian: aboi