伯爵

Mandarin · pinyin bó jué

Meanings

  1. earl
  2. count
  3. earldom or countship (old)
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伯
bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
爵
jué · feudal title or rank
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2–2 · bo2 jue2

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baak3 zoek3

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noun

  1. count (ruler of a county)
  2. earl (a British or Irish nobleman)

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