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  baak3   jyutping
  bo2 bai3   pinyin
[1] [n] uncle; father's elder brother [2] [AC] first of brothers [3] term of address for husband elder brother (the mother following children's address) [4] [n] feudal rank of the nobility (count) [5] term of honor [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 10466 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  aa3 baak3   = uncle (father's older brother); polite way of addressing an older person
detail  baak3 baak3  bo2 bo5 = father's elder brother; uncle
detail  baak3 mou5*2  bo2 mu3 = wife of father's elder brother; aunt
detail  baak3 fu6*2  bo2 fu4 = father's elder brother; uncle
detail  lou5 baak3  lao3 bo2 = uncle (or a courtesy title denoting respect)
detail  daai6 baak3  da4 bo2 = father's elder brother; uncle
detail  aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5   = Arabic (language)
detail  sai3 baak3  shi4 bo2 = uncle, brother who are friends of the family or clan
detail  pit3 baak3   = a peeping tom
detail  baak3 je1   = father
See all 71 compounds (CantoDict reports 73 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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