河伯

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese

[edit]
river
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.
(河伯)
Wikipedia has an article on:

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

河伯

  1. (Chinese mythology) Hebo (god of the Yellow River)

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
Sino-Xenic (河伯):
  • Japanese: ()(はく) (Kahaku)
  • Korean: 하백(河伯) (Habaek)
  • Vietnamese: Hà Bá (河伯)

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
はく
Grade: S
kan'on
 河伯 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From Chinese 河伯 (Hébó).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

()(はく) (Kahaku

  1. (Chinese mythology) Hebo

Noun

[edit]

()(はく) (kahaku

  1. (Japanese mythology) Synonym of 河童 (kappa)