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一家人Yat Ga Yan

What to call your father's older brother in Cantonese

伯父

baak3 fu6-2

Say it like: bahk-foo

Father's older brother

  1. You
  2. Father
  3. Older brother

Use it to their face and when you mention them.

Many families add a birth-order number in front: 大 (eldest), 二 (second), 三 (third) … 細 (youngest).

Also heard

  • 伯伯baak3 baak3-1
  • 阿伯

What they call you

Close by in the family