粵

阿aa3伯baak3

aa3 baak3ā bó

English

  1. an old man
  2. uncle; father's elder brother
  3. casual form of address to an elderly man

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 阿爸嘅阿哥
  2. 非正式、比較輕鬆嘅場合中對老年男人嘅稱謂(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢讓咗個位俾個阿伯。

    He gave his seat to the old man.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 個阿伯坐擁巨額身家。

    The old man possesses great wealth.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 今日我去阿伯屋企食晚飯。

    Today I'm going to my uncle's for dinner. ----

  • 好多阿伯都鍾意去公園坐。

    Many elderly men like sitting at the park.

  • 從前,村裏面住咗一個孤寒嘅阿伯。

    Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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