公公
Chinese
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (公公) | 公 | 公 | |
| simp. #(公公) | 公 | 公 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gung1 gung1
- Gan (Wiktionary): gung1 gung
- Jin (Wiktionary): gung1 gung1-3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-kong
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1kon-kon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gōnggong
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gonggo̊ng
- Wade–Giles: kung1-kung5
- Yale: gūng-gung
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong.gong
- Palladius: гунгун (gungun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ g̊ʊŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 gung1
- Yale: gūng gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Jin
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-kong
- Tâi-lô: kong-kong
- Phofsit Daibuun: kongkofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ kɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
公公
- (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Wu) father-in-law (husband's father)
- (archaic) term of address for eunuchs
- (archaic) Grand Preceptor
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 公公 (“father-in-law; husband's father”) [map]
- (eunuch):
See also
- 姑嫜 (gūzhāng)
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gung1 gung1 / gung1-4 gung1
- Gan (Wiktionary): gung1 gung
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-kong
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gong1 gong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gōnggong
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gonggo̊ng
- Wade–Giles: kung1-kung5
- Yale: gūng-gung
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong.gong
- Palladius: гунгун (gungun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ g̊ʊŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 gung1 / gung1-4 gung1
- Yale: gūng gūng / gùhng gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 gung1 / gung1-4 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 gung1 / gung1-4 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/, /kʊŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-kong
- Tâi-lô: kong-kong
- Phofsit Daibuun: kongkofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ kɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Xiang
Noun
公公
- (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Gan, dialectal Wu) maternal grandfather
- (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, dialectal Hakka, Huizhou, Handan Jin, Northern Min, Xiang, dialectal Wu) paternal grandfather
- (Ruijin Hakka) great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)
- (honorific, usually following a surname) old man; elderly man
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 祖父 (“paternal grandfather”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖父 (“maternal grandfather”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 伯祖 (“great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯祖 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 伯公 |
| Hong Kong | 伯公 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 伯公 |
| Xingning | 伯公 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 伯公 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 伯公 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 伯公 | |
| Changting | 伯公 | |
| Wuping | 伯公 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 伯公 | |
| Liancheng | 伯公 | |
| Ninghua | 伯公 | |
| Ruijin | 公公 | |
| Shicheng | 大公 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 大爹 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 伯公 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 伯公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 伯公 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 伯公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 伯公 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 伯公 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伯公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 伯公 |
| Quanzhou | 伯公 | |
| Zhangzhou | 伯公 | |
| Tainan | 伯公 | |
| Jieyang | 老伯 | |
| Leizhou | 伯公 | |
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 公 |
Noun
公公