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伯乐
bólè
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English DefinitionBo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period); a good judge of talent; talent scout
Simplified Script伯乐
Traditional Script伯樂
Pinyinbólè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)baak3lok6
Word Decomposition
伯bófather's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位
乐lèhappy; cheerful; to laugh; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
伯父bófùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man
伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
伯爵bójuéearl; count; earldom or countship (old)
伯伯bóbofather's elder brother; uncle
伯明翰bó míng hànBirmingham
Words With Same Tail Word    
快乐kuàilèhappy; merry
可乐kělèamusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
吃喝玩乐chīhē wánlèto eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
娱乐yúlèto entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
欢乐huānlègaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
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