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伯仲叔季
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eldest; second; third and youngest of brothers; order of seniority among brothers Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:伯 baak3 - uncle; father's elder brother仲 zung6 - in the middle; between two things 叔 suk1 - uncle; brother-in-law 季 gwai3 - quarter of a year; season |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).