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伯仲叔季

baak3 zung6 suk1 gwai3

bo2 zhong4 shu1 ji4

eldest; second; third and youngest of brothers; order of seniority among brothers

Level: 3

伯仲叔季

伯 baak3 bo2 bai3 - uncle; father's elder brother
仲 zung6 zhong4 - in the middle; between two things
叔 suk1 shu1 - uncle; brother-in-law
季 gwai3 ji4 - quarter of a year; season

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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