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bác means paternal uncle; father's elder brother.

Chinese characters: 駁

Meanings of bác in English

Noun

  1. paternal uncle, father's elder brother
  2. an older adult; senior; elder
  3. paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife
  4. archaic father
    • bác mẹparents

Pronoun

  1. you, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents
  2. he/him/she/her, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents
  3. familiar you, someone who's slightly older than me ≈ anhchị

Verb

  1. to scramble (eggs, etc.)

Pronoun

  1. endearing, informal I/me, the old Ho Chi Minh
  2. endearing, informal you, the old Ho Chi Minh
  3. endearing, informal he/him, the old Ho Chi Minh ≈ Người

Verb

  1. in compounds to reject, to dismiss, to refute, to turn down

Words with bác

bác bỏbài báckhích bácphản bácbác sĩbác sỹbác bẻbác họcbác ái

Synonyms and antonyms of bác

Synonyms

bá

Antonyms

cháuconemanhchị

Example sentences with bác

  • Bác ấy là họ hàng của tôi. She is my relative.
  • Bác tôi đã từng đến Phần Lan. My uncle has been to Finland.
  • Người đàn ông này là bác tôi. This man is my uncle.
  • Bác có còn đói không ạ? Are you still hungry?
  • Bác tôi có 3 người con. My uncle has 3 children.
  • Bác ấy lớn tuổi hơn tôi. She's older than me.
  • Chị gái của mẹ tôi là bác tôi. My mother's sister is my aunt.
  • Bác tôi đã tặng bạn một món quà. My uncle gave you a present.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bác could be written as 伯, 博. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Late Proto-Vietic *paːk (“uncle, father/mother's older brother”), from Middle Chinese 伯 (MC paek, “uncle”) (SV: bá).

Frequently asked questions

What does bác mean in English?

bác (noun) means "paternal uncle; father's elder brother".

How do you pronounce bác?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]. Tones: bác — rising tone (sắc).

Is bác a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bác is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 駁.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.