老公公 (lǎo gōng gōng) — (informal) grandpa, old man (affectionate term for an elderly man); (archaic) husband's father (father-in-law); (historical) eunuch
Definition
Affectionate, informal way to address or refer to an elderly man — like 'grandpa' in tone. 老公公 also has older senses: the husband's father (now usually 公公) and, historically, a eunuch in the imperial court.
noun
(informal) grandpaold man (affectionate term for an elderly man)(archaic) husband's father (father-in-law)(historical) eunuch
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 老公公，。lǎo gōng gōng, Nín màn diǎn r zǒu.Grandpa, please walk a bit slower.
- 老公公。Nà ge lǎo gōng gōng měi tiān zài gōng yuán lǐ xià qí.That old man plays chess in the park every day.
- 老公公。Xiǎo míng jiào tā de yé ye lǎo gōng gōng.Little Ming calls his grandpa 'old grandpa'.
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