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Meaning of 伯

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    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ bái ] white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位
    Chinese Definition:
    ①兄弟排行次序:伯仲(指兄弟的次第,喻事物不相上下)。
    ②父亲的哥哥:伯伯。伯父。伯母。
    ③对父辈戚友的尊称:老伯。世伯。
    ④封建制度五等爵位的第三等:伯爵。
    ⑤旧时对文章、道德足为表率者的尊称:“海内文章伯”。
    ⑥姓氏。

    Example Words:
    伯伯 bo father's elder brother; uncle
    伯父 father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; Classifiers:
    伯母 wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); Classifiers:
    大伯 husband's older brother; brother-in-law
    老伯 lǎo uncle (polite form of address for older male)
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: variant of
    Chinese Definition:
    ①古同“霸”,古代诸侯联盟的首领。
    Example Words:
    伯颜 yán Bayan (name); Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239; Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
    贾斯汀·比伯 jiǎ tīng · Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
    贾斯汀・比伯 jiǎ tīng · Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
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  • Pinyin: bǎi
    English Definition: one hundred (old)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①(大伯子)丈夫的大哥。
    Example Words:
    大伯子 bǎi zi (coll.) husband's elder brother
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Example Sentences
1
An earl is beneath a duke.
2
Although he is over seventy, Uncle is very healthy and often goes hiking.
3
As the leaves became fewer and fewer, the figures of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were revealed on the branches.