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

Noun

渡伯

  1. (Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) helmsman; boatman

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 船夫 (“boatman; helmsman”) [map]
Variety Location Words
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
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