粵

伯baak3爺je1

simp伯爷
baak3 je1baak3 je4bó yé

English

  1. (dialect) father's older brother; uncle
  2. father
  3. one's address of one's father in front of others
  4. uncle; eldest brother of one's father ----
  5. old man; senior male
  6. the elder brother of grandfather

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺其他人面前對自己父親嘅稱呼
  2. 伯父;父親嘅長兄
  3. 年老嘅男性;伯爺公
  4. 阿爺嘅哥哥

Examples

  • 老伯爺

    a really old man

  • 想當年我伯爺響呢行都揾唔少錢。

    In the good old days, my father did make a fortune in this business. ----

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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