父 (fu6 fu2 | fu4 fu3) : father

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父

fu6 fu2

fu4 fu3

[粵] fu6 | [國] fu4
[1] father
[2] male relative of a senior generation

[粵] fu2 | [國] fu3
[1] a term of respect for an elderly man
[2] [archaic] one's courtesy name

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 父 (#88)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

父

This word has been viewed 9088 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jun 2013 15:07

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父母 fu6 mou5 fu4 mu3 = parents

父親 fu6 can1 fu4 qin5 = father (formal)

師父 si1 fu6*2 shi1 fu4 = teacher or master

舅父 kau5 fu6*2 jiu4 fu4 = uncle (mother's brother)

國父 gwok3 fu6 guo2 fu4 = founding father (of a country/nation)

伯父 baak3 fu6*2 bo2 fu4 = father's elder brother; uncle 國

外父 ngoi6 fu6*2 wai4 fu4 = Father in law 粵

父母親 fu6 mou5 can1 fu4 mu3 qin1 = parents

養父母 joeng5 fu6 mou5 yang3 fu4 mu3 = to support one's parents

養父 joeng5 fu6 yang3 fu4 = foster father

教父 gaau3 fu6 jiao4 fu4 = godfather

祖父 zou2 fu6 zu3 fu4 = grandfather

外祖父 ngoi6 zou2 fu6 wai4 zu3 fu4 = mother's father; maternal grandfather

岳父 ngok6 fu6*2 yue4 fu4 = wife's father, father-in-law

神父 san4 fu6 = priest or Father (Catholic)

曾祖父 zang1 zou2 fu6 zeng1 zu3 fu4 = father's father's father; paternal great grandfather

父系 fu6 hai6 fu4 xi4 = paternal line

伯叔祖父 baak3 suk1 zou2 fu6 bo2 shu1 zu3 fu4 = father's father's brother; great uncle

高祖父 gou1 zou2 fu6 gao1 zu3 fu4 = great great grandfather

繼父 gai3 fu6 ji4 fu4 = stepfather

一日為師,終身為父 jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 zung1 san1 wai4 fu6 = Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life

父親節 fu6 can1 zit3 = Father's Day

後父 hau6 fu6 = stepfather

父母官 fu6 mou5 gun1 fu4 mu3 guan1 = official in charge; ranking official

再生父母 zoi3 sang1 fu6 mou5 zai4 sheng1 fu4 mu3 = one's great benefactor, one's second parent (said with gratitude of a person who has saved or spared one's life)

生身父母 saang1 san1 fu6 mou5 sheng1 shen1 fu4 mu3 = one's own parents; biological parents

上陣不離父子兵 soeng5 zan6 bat1 lei4 fu6 zi2 bing1 shang4 zhen4 bu4 li2 fu4 zi3 bing1 = good relationship between son and father; blood is thicker than water

天父 tin1 fu6 tian1 fu4 = god; lord

虎父無犬子 fu2 fu6 mou4 hyun2 zi2 hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3 = like father like son (lit., "a papa tiger does not have a puppy for a son")

叔父 suk1 fu6 shu1 fu4 = father's younger brother; uncle

獸父 sau3 fu6 shou4 fu4 = incest father, a man who has sex with his daughter

有其父必有其子 jau5 kei4 fu6 bit1 jau5 kei4 zi2 you3 qi2fu4 bi4 you3 qi2 zi3 = like father, like son

契父母 kai3 fu6 mou5 qi4 fu4 mu3 = godparents

契父 kai3 fu6 qi4 fu4 = godfather

姑父 gu1 fu6 gu1 fu4 = uncle-in-law; the husband of one's father's sister

亡父 mong4 fu6 wang2 fu4 = deceased father

為人父 wai4 jan4 fu6 wei2 ren2 fu4 = be a father

認賊作父 jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6 ren4 zei2 zuo4 fu4 = regard the enemy as kith and kin

知子莫若父 zi1 zi2 mok6 yoek6 fu6 zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4 = no one know's a son better than a father

家父 gaa1 fu6 jia1 fu4 = my father

弒父 si3 fu6 shi4 fu4 = patricide (to kill one's father)

醫者父母心 ji1 ze2 fu6 mou5 sam1 yi1 zhe3 fu4 mu3 xin1 = (of a medical practitioner) to have a heart like parents

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呢位係我父親。粵
This is my father.

我一見到我父母就好開心。粵
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。國
My parents eat toast for breakfast.

危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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