什伯
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[edit]tenth (used in fractions) | father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address | ||
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simp. and trad. (什伯) |
什 | 伯 |
Etymology
[edit]伯 (bó) is a variant of 佰 (bǎi, “troop of 100 soldiers”) in this word.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhbó
- Wade–Giles: shih2-po2
- Yale: shŕ-bwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrbor
- Palladius: шибо (šibo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhbǎi
- Wade–Giles: shih2-pai3
- Yale: shŕ-bǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrbae
- Palladius: шибай (šibaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
[edit]什伯
Noun
[edit]什伯
- (archaic) military divisions of ten and a hundred men
- 小國寡民,使有什伯之器而不用,使民重死而不遠徙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
- Xiǎoguóguǎmín, shǐ yǒu shíbó zhī qì ér bù yòng, shǐ mín zhòng sǐ ér bù yuǎn xǐ. [Pinyin]
- In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).
小国寡民,使有什伯之器而不用,使民重死而不远徙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]