# 伯父
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bófù
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): baak$^3$ fu$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pek-hū / piak-hǔ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bêh$^4$ bê$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$paq-vu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bófù
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bófù
*** Wade–Giles: po$^2$-fu$^4$
*** Yale: bwó-fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borfuh
*** Palladius: бофу (bofu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu̯ɔ³⁵ fu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baak$^3$ fu$^6$
*** Yale: baak fuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baak$^8$ fu$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bag$^3$ fu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːk̚³ fuː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-hū
*** Tâi-lô: pik-hū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pekhu
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hu³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hu²²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hu²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piak-hǔ
*** Tâi-lô: piak-hǔ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hu²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bêh$^4$ bê$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: peh pĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /peʔ²⁻⁴ pe³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$paq-vu
*** MiniDict: pah$^入$ vu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$paq-vu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /paʔ³³ vu⁴⁴/

#### Noun

伯父
* (formal) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
    二伯父 [Cantonese] ― ji$^6$ baak$^3$ fu$^6$ [Jyutping] ― father's second eldest brother
* (formal) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is slightly older than one's father)

##### 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 |

##### Related terms

* (elder maternal uncle) 伯母 (bómǔ)

##### See also

* (formal, younger paternal uncle) 叔父 (shūfù), (informal, affectionate) 叔叔 (shūshu)
* (husband of a paternal aunt) 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)

### Pronunciation 2

* Cantonese (Jyutping): baak$^3$ fu$^{6-2}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baak$^3$ fu$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: baak fú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baak$^8$ fu$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bag$^3$ fu$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːk̚³ fuː²²⁻³⁵/

#### Noun

伯父
* (Cantonese) old man, especially one who is creepy

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 伯 | 父 |
| おじ ||
| Grade: S | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) おじ [òjí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [o̞ʑi]

### Noun

伯父(おじ) • (oji)
* uncle (older than one’s parent)

#### Usage notes

* This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.

#### Coordinate terms

* 叔母(おば) (oba): aunt (younger than one’s parent)
* 伯母(おば) (oba): aunt (older than one’s parent)
* 叔父(おじ) (oji): uncle (younger than one’s parent)

#### Related terms

* 叔父(おじ) (oji): uncle (younger than one’s parent)
* おじさん (ojisan): uncle (polite)
* 小父(おじ)さん (ojisan): man, old man, mister

### References

* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 伯 | 父 |

### Noun

伯父 • (baekbu) (hangeul 백부)
* hanja form of 백부 (“uncle”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 伯 | 父 |

### Noun

伯父
* chữ Hán form of bá phụ (“uncle”).