bǎi

伯

Character · Noun

used for dàbaizi (husband's older brother)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

husband's older brother; brother-in-law

dialect

Only used in the fixed dialect term 大伯子 (dàbǎizi).

Tā他
lǎo老
pó婆
de的
gē哥
ge哥
shì是
tā他
de的
dà大
bǎi伯
zi子
 。

His wife's older brother is his husband's older brother.

Zài在
běi北
fāng方
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
 ，
zhàng丈
fu夫
de的
gē哥
ge哥
cháng常
bèi被
jiào叫
zuò做
dà大
bǎi伯
zi子
 。

In northern Chinese dialects, a husband's older brother is often called dàbaizi.