什伯

Chinese

		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
simp. and trad. (什伯)		什	伯

Etymology

伯 (bó) is a variant of 佰 (bǎi, “troop of 100 soldiers”) in this word.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíbó, shíbǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄅㄛˊ, ㄕˊ ㄅㄞˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíbó
    • 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: shíbǎi
    • 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⁾/

Adjective

什伯

1. (archaic) many

Noun

什伯

1. (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.]
     小国寡民，使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不远徙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th 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).