渡伯

Chinese

		to cross; to pass through; to ferry	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. (渡伯)		渡	伯

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō͘-peh / tō͘-peeh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘-peh
    • Tâi-lô: tōo-peh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doxpeq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ⁴¹⁻²² peʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘-peeh
    • Tâi-lô: tōo-peeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔ²²⁻²¹ pɛʔ³²/

Noun

渡伯

1. (Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) helmsman; boatman

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 船夫 (“boatman; helmsman”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		船夫, 艄公, 船家, 船戶, 舵手, 舟子, 水手, 梢人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	撐船公, 船家
Hakka	Meixian	船家佬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	船艄工
Southern Min	Xiamen	船舵, 船舵公, 舵工 dated
	Quanzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Zhangzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Shantou	捍舵, 撐船人
Xiang	Changsha	駕船的