大二阿伯
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
two | paternal uncle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (大二阿伯) |
大 | 二 | 阿伯 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tōa Jī A-peh
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa Jī A-peh
- Tâi-lô: Tuā Jī A-peh
- Phofsit Daibuun: doa ji a'peq
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /tua²² d͡zi²² a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Proper noun
大二阿伯
- (Singapore Hokkien, religion) Heibai Wuchang (two deities in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 黑白無常 (“Black and White Impermanence”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 黑白無常, 范謝將軍, 謝范將軍 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 七爺八爺 |
| Singapore | 黑白無常 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 黑白無常 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 七爺八爺 |
| Changhua (Yongjing) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Tainan | 七爺八爺, 矮躼伯仔 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Chiayi | 七爺八爺 | |
| Chiayi County (Dongshi) | 七爺八爺 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 大二阿伯, 大二爺伯 | |