父幹
Chinese
| father | main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang) | ||
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| trad. (父幹) | 父 | 幹 | |
| simp. (父干) | 父 | 干 | |
Etymology
Pun on 苦幹／苦干 (fu2 gon3, “hard work; to work hard”). Popularized through an interview with Karson Choi by East Week, entitled 成功需苦幹／成功需苦干 (“Success Needs Hard Work”), despite him being the son of the toy magnate Francis Choi.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu6 gon3
- Yale: fuh gon
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu6 gon3
- Guangdong Romanization: fu6 gon3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː²² kɔːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
父幹
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) father's work; (in general) parents' work
Synonyms
- (Mainland China) 拼爹 (pīndiē)
- (Taiwan) 靠爸