阿爸
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
father; dad; pa father; dad; pa; papa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (阿爸) |
阿 | 爸 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): aa3 baa1-4 / aa3 baa1
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 7aq 1pa / 7aq-3pa1 / 7aq-pa1 / 1a-paq7
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: ābà
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄅㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: abà
- Wade–Giles: a1-pa4
- Yale: ā-bà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: abah
- Palladius: аба (aba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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阿爸
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 baa1-4 / aa3 baa1
- Yale: a bàh / a bā
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 baa1-4 / aa3 baa1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 ba1-4 / a3 ba1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ paː⁵⁵⁻²¹/, /aː³³ paː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: aa3 baa1 - esp. for "Abba".
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-pâ
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ baˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 ba1
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ pa²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: a˖ baˋ
- Sinological IPA: /a³³ pa⁵³/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: a1 ba1
- Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-pā
- Tâi-lô: a-pā
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'pa
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ pa⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pa²²/
- (Hokkien: Lukang, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-pah
- Tâi-lô: a-pah
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'paq
- IPA (Lukang): /a³³ paʔ⁵/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ paʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia, Taipei, Yilan, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-pa
- Tâi-lô: a-pa
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'paf
- IPA (Taipei, Yilan, Tainan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Lukang, Magong)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-pâ
- Tâi-lô: a-pâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'paa
- IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pa²⁴/
- IPA (Lukang): /a³³ pa²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a1 ba5 / a1 ba1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a pâ / a pa
- Sinological IPA (key): /a³³⁻²³ pa⁵⁵/, /a³³⁻²³ pa³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 7aq 1pa
- MiniDict: ah入 pa平
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 4aq 1pa
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ⁴⁴ pa⁵³/
- (Northern: Songjiang)
- Wugniu: 7aq-3pa1
- Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /aʔ⁴⁴ ɓɑ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Chuansha)
- Wugniu: 7aq-pa1
- Sinological IPA (Chuansha): /aʔ³³ ɓa⁵³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
- Wugniu: 1a-paq7
- MiniDict: a平 peh入
- Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ɑ³³ pɑʔ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
Noun
阿爸
- (regional) dad; papa
- (Christianity) Abba
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 爸爸 (“dad”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 父, 爺, 嚴 honorific | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 父親 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 爸爸, 爸, 爹, 父親, 老頭兒 |
| Taiwan | 爸爸, 爸 | |
| Chengde | 爸爸 | |
| Chifeng | 爸爸 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 爸爸 | |
| Heihe | 父親, 爸爸 | |
| Qiqihar | 爸爸 | |
| Harbin | 爸爸, 爸, 爹, 父親 | |
| Jiamusi | 父親, 爸爸 | |
| Baicheng | 父親, 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Changchun | 爸爸, 爸, 爹 | |
| Tonghua | 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Shenyang | 爸爸, 父親, 爹, 阿瑪 dated, Manchus | |
| Jinzhou | 父親, 爸爸, 爸, 爹 | |
| Malaysia | 爸爸, 爸, 爹哋 | |
| Singapore | 爸爸, 爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 爸爸, 老爸, 爹 |
| Tangshan | 父親, 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Cangzhou | 爸爸, 爹, 伯 | |
| Baoding | 爸爸 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Lijin | 爹 | |
| Jinan | 爸爸, 爹, 大 Hui, 大大 Hui | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 爸爸 |
| Dandong | 父親, 爸爸, 爸, 爹 | |
| Yantai | 爹 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 爹, 爸爸 | |
| Qingdao | 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Zhucheng | 大大, 爺, 爸爸 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 爹, 爸爸 |
| Lingbao | 爹, 大 | |
| Jining | 爸爸, 大 | |
| Wanrong | 爸, 爹 | |
| Linfen | 爸 | |
| Shangqiu | 爸爸, 爹, 大 | |
| Yuanyang | 父親, 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Zhengzhou | 爹, 伯, 達 Hui or suburbs | |
| Xinyang | 爸 | |
| Baihe | 父親, 爹, 爸爸 | |
| Xi'an | 爸, 爸爸, 達 Hui | |
| Baoji | 父親, 爸, 爹, 伯 | |
| Tianshui | 爸爸, 大 | |
| Xining | 阿達, 達達, 爹 | |
| Yanqi | 爹, 達達 Hui, 阿達 Hui, 老爹 non-face-to-face | |
| Xuzhou | 答答, 爸爸, 父親 | |
| Fuyang | 父親, 爹, 爸爸, 爸, 大大, 大 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 達達, 達, 阿達 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 爹, 爸爸, 父親 |
| Lanzhou | 爹, 爸爸, 老子 non-face-to-face, 老爹 non-face-to-face, 父親 | |
| Dunhuang | 大大, 爸, 爹爹 | |
| Hami | 大大 | |
| Ürümqi | 爸爸, 爹, 爹爹, 達, 達達, 阿達 Hui, 先人 non-face-to-face, 老爹 non-face-to-face, 達當子 non-face-to-face | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 爸爸, 爸, 老頭兒 non-face-to-face, 老把子 non-face-to-face, 老漢兒 non-face-to-face |
| Nanchong | 父親, 爸爸 | |
| Dazhou | 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Hanyuan | 父親, 爸爸, 爸爸 | |
| Xichang | 父親, 爸爸 | |
| Zigong | 父親, 大大, 爺, 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Chongqing | 老漢兒, 爸爸 | |
| Wuhan | 爸爸, 爹 dated, 伯伯 non-face-to-face, dated, 老子 non-face-to-face, 老頭 non-face-to-face, 點頭磕 non-face-to-face, dated, 父老二 non-face-to-face, dated, casual, 八叉 non-face-to-face, dated, slang, 父親 | |
| Xiangyang | 父親, 爸爸, 伯伯 | |
| Tianmen | 父親, 爸爸, 爹, 大大 | |
| Guiyang | 爸爸, 爹 dated, 老爹 non-face-to-face, 老者 non-face-to-face, 老者者 non-face-to-face | |
| Zunyi | 爹, 爸爸 | |
| Bijie | 爸爸, 老伯 | |
| Liping | 爹 | |
| Zhaotong | 爸爸, 爺爺, 大爹 | |
| Dali | 阿爹 | |
| Kunming | 爸爸, 父親, 爹 | |
| Mengzi | 爸爸 | |
| Guilin | 爸爸 | |
| Liuzhou | 爸, 阿爸, 爹, 老爹 non-face-to-face, 爹老 non-face-to-face, 爺老 non-face-to-face, 老頭子 non-face-to-face | |
| Jishou | 父親, 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Changde | 爹 | |
| Hanzhong | 父親, 爸爸 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿爸, 阿爹, 爸爸 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 爸, 爹, 爺 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 爹, 爸爸, 伯伯, 爹爹 |
| Yangzhou | 爸爸, 爹爹, 老子 non-face-to-face, 父親 | |
| Lianyungang | 父親, 爸爸, 大大 | |
| Lianshui | 父親, 爺 | |
| Nantong | 父, 父啊, 爸, 爸爸, 爺 non-face-to-face | |
| Anqing | 父親, 爸爸, 伯伯, 大大 | |
| Wuhu | 爸爸, 大大 | |
| Hefei | 伯伯, 爺 | |
| Huanggang | 伯 | |
| Hong'an | 父親, 父, 爸爸, 伯伯, 伯 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿爸, 爸爸, 爹哋, 老豆 non-face-to-face, 伯爺 non-face-to-face |
| Hong Kong | 阿爸, 爸爸, 爸, 爹哋, 爸B, 老豆 non-face-to-face, 伯爺 non-face-to-face | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 爹, 阿爸 non-face-to-face, 爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 爸爸 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿爸 | |
| Macau | 阿爸, 爹哋, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 爸爸, 阿爸 | |
| Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿叔, 阿爸, 阿大 | |
| Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿叔, 阿爸 | |
| Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿叔, 阿爸, 阿大, 阿伯 | |
| Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿叔, 阿爸, 阿哥 | |
| Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿叔, 阿爸 | |
| Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿叔, 阿爸 | |
| Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿叔 | |
| Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿叔, 阿爸 | |
| Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿叔 | |
| Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿叔, 阿哥 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 爸爸, 阿叔 dated, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿叔, 阿伯, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 阿哥, 阿叔, 奶公, 阿爺, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Foshan | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿叔, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 阿爹, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿爸, 阿爹, 老豆 non-face-to-face, 伯爺 non-face-to-face, dated | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿爸, 老子 non-face-to-face, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Zhongshan (Huancheng) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Xiaolan) | 阿爸, 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Henglan) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Dongfeng) | 阿爸, 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Nantou) | 阿爸, 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Fusha) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Shalang) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Gangkou) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Huangpu) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Sanjiao) | 阿大, 爸爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Minzhong) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Guzhen) | 阿爹 | |
| Zhongshan (Banfu) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Tanzhou) | 阿爸 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿爸, 阿爹, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Taishan | 阿爸, 阿爹, 阿爺, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿爹, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿爹, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 阿爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Dongguan | 阿爸, 阿叔, 老豆 non-face-to-face, 爸爸 childish, 爹哋 childish, 爸B childish, 阿大 rare, 老子 non-face-to-face | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Shaoguan | 老豆, 阿爸 | |
| Yunfu | 老豆, 阿爸 | |
| Yangjiang | 阿爸, 阿爹 non-face-to-face, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Xinyi | 老豆, 阿爸 | |
| Lianjiang | 阿爸, 老豆, 爸爸 | |
| Lianjiang (Cheban) | 阿爸 | |
| Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 阿爸 | |
| Wuchuan (Meilu) | 老豆 | |
| Nanning | 阿爸, 爸, 老豆, 老嘢 non-face-to-face | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 爸爸, 阿叔, 叔公, 阿哥, 俺老子 non-face-to-face, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Hepu (Shatian) | 爸爸, 阿公, 俺公 non-face-to-face | |
| Beihai | 爸爸, 阿叔, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 爸爸, 阿叔, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 阿爸, 阿叔, 阿哥, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Danzhou | 爺 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老豆, 阿爸, 爹哋, 老頭子 non-face-to-face | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爸爸, 爺, 老子 non-face-to-face, 爺老子 non-face-to-face |
| Lichuan | 爺, 伯伯, 家父 non-face-to-face | |
| Pingxiang | 爺爺, 爹爹, 爸爸, 爺老子 non-face-to-face | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿爸, 爺仔 non-face-to-face |
| Xingning | 阿爸 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 老豆 non-face-to-face | |
| Huiyang | 阿爸 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿爸 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿爸, 爸爸 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿爸, 爸爸 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿爸, 爺子 non-face-to-face | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿爸 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿爸 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿爺, 阿爸 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿爸 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 阿爸 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿爸 | |
| Wengyuan | 阿爸 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿爸 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿爸 | |
| Liannan | 爸 | |
| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿爸, 父親 non-face-to-face | |
| Jiexi | 爺 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿爸 | |
| Changting | 爹爹, 哥哥, 爹哩 | |
| Wuping | 阿哥, 伯 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 爺哩 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 爸 | |
| Liancheng | 伯 | |
| Ninghua | 哥哥, 爹 | |
| Yudu | 爸爸, 爺老 non-face-to-face | |
| Ningdu | 爹 | |
| Ruijin | 爹爹, 爹子 | |
| Shicheng | 爹, 爸爸 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 爸爸 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 爸爸 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 爸爸 | |
| Dayu | 爸爸, 爺爺 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿爸, 爺仔 non-face-to-face | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿爸, 爺仔 non-face-to-face | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿爸, 爺仔 non-face-to-face | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿爸 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿爸, 爺仔 non-face-to-face | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿怙, 阿爺 non-face-to-face | |
| Hong Kong | 阿爸 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老子 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿爸 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿爸, 老子 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿爸, 老豆 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿爸 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿叔, 阿爹, 阿哥, 阿爸 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 老子 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿爸 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿爸 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 爸, 哥 | |
| Luchuan | 阿爸 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿爸 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿爸 | |
| Singkawang | 阿爸 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 伯伯, 爹, 老子 non-face-to-face |
| Shexian | 伯, 爺, 相, 爸爸, 大 | |
| Huangshan (Tunxi) | 爹, 爺, 爸 | |
| Xiuning | 爺, 阿爺 | |
| Yixian | 爹爹, 爸爸, 官人 | |
| Qimen | 爺兒, 伯兒 | |
| Wuyuan | 爸爸, 爺 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 爸爸, 大大, 大, 爹, 老子 non-face-to-face |
| Pingyao | 爹 | |
| Yangyuan | 父親, 爹, 爸爸, 爸 | |
| Datong | 父親, 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Xinzhou | 大大, 大 | |
| Lüliang (Lishi) | 父親, 爸爸, 爹, 老子 | |
| Changzhi | 爸爸, 爹 | |
| Linhe | 父親, 爸爸, 大, 老子 | |
| Jining | 爸爸, 大 | |
| Hohhot | 父親, 爸爸, 大, 老子 | |
| Erenhot | 父親, 爸爸, 大 | |
| Pingshan | 爹 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 父親, 爸爸, 爸, 爹, 大 | |
| Handan | 父親, 爹 | |
| Linzhou | 爹 | |
| Suide | 爸爸, 老子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 爸爸, 爺爺 dated, 爹 non-face-to-face |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依爹, 依爸, 依爺 dated, 郎爸 non-face-to-face |
| Fuqing | 爸, 爸爸, 官, 阿伯, 阿哥, 阿叔 | |
| Matsu | 依爹 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 爸爸 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿爸, 阿叔 euphemistic, 老爸 non-face-to-face, 老的 non-face-to-face, 娘爸 non-face-to-face, dated |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老爸 non-face-to-face, 俺爸 | |
| Quanzhou | 阿爸, 阿叔 euphemistic, 老爸 non-face-to-face, 老的 non-face-to-face | |
| Jinjiang | 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿爸, 阿官, 阿叔 euphemistic, 老爸 non-face-to-face, 老的 non-face-to-face, 娘爸 non-face-to-face, dated | |
| Pinghe | 娘爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Yunxiao | 阿爸, 娘爸 | |
| Zhao'an | 爸, 老大 non-face-to-face, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Taipei | 爸爸, 阿爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 老歲仔, 老的, 阿爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Kaohsiung | 爸爸, 阿丈, 阿爸, 阿將, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Yilan | 阿丈, 阿叔, 阿爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿府, 阿爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Taichung | 爸爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Tainan | 多桑, 爸爸, 阿叔, 阿爸, 俺二仔, 俺爹, 俺爸, 阿爹, 爹爹, 爹親, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Hsinchu | 阿爹, 爸爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Kinmen | 俺爹, 俺爸 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿爸, 爹, 二仔, 爸爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿爸, 爸, 爸爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face, 爹 non-face-to-face, 老的 non-face-to-face | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 爸, 爸爸, 阿爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 爸爸, 爸, 阿爸, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Chaozhou | 阿爸, 阿爹, 阿父 non-face-to-face, 父 non-face-to-face | |
| Shantou | 阿爸, 阿父 non-face-to-face, 父 non-face-to-face, 大人 non-face-to-face, honorific | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿爸, 父 non-face-to-face, 大人 non-face-to-face, honorific | |
| Jieyang | 阿爸, 阿父, 阿爹 | |
| Haifeng | 爸, 爸爸, 阿爸, 父, 爹 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿爸, 爸爸, 阿父 non-face-to-face, 爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿父, 父 non-face-to-face, 老父 non-face-to-face | |
| Batam (Teochew) | 阿父 | |
| Leizhou | 爸, 兄 dated, 阿 dated, 尼父 non-face-to-face, 父 non-face-to-face, 尼阿 non-face-to-face, dated | |
| Haikou | 阿爹, 阿兄, 阿官, 阿爸, 爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿爸 face-to-face, 郎爸 non-face-to-face |
| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 阿爸 face-to-face, 阿爹 face-to-face, rare, 郎爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 阿爸, 郎爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Xianyou | 阿爸 face-to-face, 阿爹 face-to-face, 阿老子 non-face-to-face, 老爸 non-face-to-face, 郎爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Xianyou (Fengting) | 阿爸 face-to-face, 老師, 阿老子 non-face-to-face, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Xianyou (Youyang) | 阿爸 face-to-face, 阿爹 face-to-face, 阿老子 non-face-to-face, 老爸 non-face-to-face | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 爸爸, 爹, 老子 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 爸, 數字, 數老, 阿叔 dated, 老子 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爸爸, 老爸, 爹爹 dated, 阿伯 dated |
| Shanghai (Songjiang) | 阿爸, 爹 | |
| Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 阿爸, 老爸 | |
| Shanghai (Fengxian) | 阿爸 | |
| Shanghai (Jinshan) | 阿爸 | |
| Shanghai (Qingpu) | 阿爸 | |
| Shanghai (Jiading) | 阿爹 | |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 爹爹, 阿爹 uncommon, 爺, 爺爺 | |
| Suzhou | 爹爹 | |
| Danyang | 爹爹, 爹, 爸爸 | |
| Hangzhou | 爹, 阿伯, 爸爸, 老子 non-face-to-face | |
| Ningbo | 阿伯, 爸爸, 爹 non-face-to-face, 阿爹 non-face-to-face, 老頭子 | |
| Wenzhou | 阿爸, 阿伯, 阿大 | |
| Jinhua | 伯伯, 爹爹, 爸爸 | |
| Jinhua (Tangxi) | 伯 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 爹爹, 爺爺, 爺, 爺老倌 non-face-to-face, 爺老子 non-face-to-face |
| Loudi | 爹爹, 爺老倌 non-face-to-face, 爺老子 non-face-to-face, 爺 non-face-to-face, 老人家 non-face-to-face | |
| Shuangfeng | 爹爹, 爺 | |
| Hengyang | 爸爸 new-style, 爹爹 old style, 爺老子 non-face-to-face, 爺 non-face-to-face, 爺老倌子 non-face-to-face, 老子 non-face-to-face | |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 大, 爹爹, 爸爸, 爺子 non-face-to-face, 大子 non-face-to-face |
Descendants
- Wutunhua: aba
References
- “阿爸”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.