Chinese edit

 
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address
simp. and trad.
(阿伯)
alternative forms 阿北 Taiwanese Hokkien

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阿伯

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, dialectal Mandarin) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
  2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, informal) old man
    阿伯成日喺度食煙到死 [Cantonese, trad.]
    阿伯成日喺度食烟到死 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jau5 go3 aa3 baak3 sing4 jat6 co5 hai2 dou6 sik6 jin1, cau3 dou3 sei2. [Jyutping]
    There's always an old man who sits here and smokes, and it reeks.
  3. (Liuzhou Mandarin, dialectal Wu) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)

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  • English: Ah Pek
  • Malay: aboi