| 伯 | 1258A40 91A.41-9 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄅㄛˊ [bo2] (*ㄅㄞˇ [bai3] , *ㄅㄚˋ [ba4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Elder brother of father: 伯父 [bo2fu4]↓; dist. 叔 younger brother of father; 舅 maternal uncle; 姨丈 mother’s sister's husband; coll. *[bai3]: 大伯子 address of first uncle. (2) (AC) first of brothers in 伯－仲－叔－季 series, now oft. used in personal names. (3) Term of address for husband’s elder brother (the mother following children's address). (4) A count (a noble). (5) Term of honor, as in 詩伯 elderly poet. (6) (*[ba4]) (AC) leader of states: 五伯＝五霸 31D.42. (7) A surname. | |||||
| Words | 1. 伯伯 [bo1bo0], n., address for elder brother of father; generally courtesy address for familiar friend of senior generation, like Eng. “uncle” (高伯伯 Uncle Gau). 2. 伯道 [bo2dao4], n., virtuous person of Jihn Dyn. regretted to have no offspring, hence, 伯道之憂 (AC allu.) Bodauh's sorrow, i.e., having no children. 3. 伯父 [bo2fu4], n., father's elder brother. 4. 伯仲 [bo2zhong4], n., brothers, elder and younger: 不相伯仲 about equal. 5. 伯勞 [bo2lao2], n., the shrike. 6. 伯樂 [bo2le4], n., (AC) famous trainer of horses. 7. 伯氏 [bo2shi0], n., (AC) elder brother. | |||||