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

Proper noun

大二阿伯

  1. (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 (“Heibai Wuchang”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 黑白無常, 范謝將軍, 謝范將軍
Mandarin Taiwan 七爺八爺
Singapore 黑白無常
Cantonese Hong Kong 黑白無常
Southern Min Tainan 七爺八爺, 矮躼伯仔
Singapore (Hokkien) 大二阿伯, 大二爺伯
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