国父 (guó fù) — father of a nation; Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)
Definition
Honorific title for the founding leader of a modern republic — in Chinese context it almost always means Sun Yat-sen (孙中山), the father of the Republic of China.
noun
father of a nationFather of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)
Examples
- 国父。Xǔ duō rén dōu rèn wéi sūn zhōng shān xiān sheng shì zhōng guó de guó fù.Many people consider Dr. Sun Yat-sen to be the father of China.
- 国父。Tā bèi zūn chēng wèi yìn dù guó fù.He is respectfully called the father of India.
- 国父。guó fù Zhè ge cí tōng cháng yòng lái zhǐ chuàng jiàn guó jiā de wěi dà rén wù.The term 'father of a nation' usually refers to the great person who founded a country.
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