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Definitions

  1. 1. father

Example Sentences

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親總是說"你盡力而為。"
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 804513)

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Words Containing 父

因父之名
yīn fù zhī míng

in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)

伯叔祖父
bó shū zǔ fù

father's father's brother

父母
fù mǔ

father and mother; parents

父亲
fù qīn

father

舅父
jiù fù

mother's brother

恋父情结
liàn fù qíng jié

Electra complex

衣食父母
yī shí fù mǔ

the people one depends upon for one's livelihood

异父
yì fù

with different father (e.g. of half-brother)

国父
guó fù

father or founder of a nation

曾外祖父
zēng wài zǔ fù

great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)

神父
shén fu

father (Catholic or Orthodox priest)

圣父
shèng fù

Holy Father

严父
yán fù

strict or stern father

同母异父
tóng mǔ yì fù

(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers

黄父鬼
huáng fù guǐ

Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方|刘涓子鬼遗方

生父母
shēng fù mǔ

biological parents

先父
xiān fù

deceased father

外祖父
wài zǔ fù

maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)

祖父母
zǔ fù mǔ

paternal grandparents

生父
shēng fù

biological father

父级
fù jí

parent (computing)

姨父
yí fu

husband of mother's sister

家父
jiā fù

(polite) my father

仲父
zhòng fù

father's younger brother

同父异母
tóng fù yì mǔ

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù

lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

师父
shī fu

used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)

伯父
bó fù

father's elder brother

养父
yǎng fù

foster father

代替父母
dài tì fù mǔ

in place of sb's parents

父母双亡
fù mǔ shuāng wáng

to have lost both one's parents

父爱
fù ài

paternal love

父女
fù nǚ

father and daughter

亚父
yà fù

(term of respect) second only to father

人父
rén fù

father (as a social role)

义父
yì fù

adoptive father

在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

季父
jì fù

uncle (father's youngest brother)

高祖父
gāo zǔ fù

great-great-grandfather

认贼作父
rèn zéi zuò fù

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal

无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo

(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)

姑父
gū fu

father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle

父亲节
fù qīn jié

Father's Day

有其父必有其子
yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ

like father, like son (idiom)

后父
hòu fù

stepfather

从父
cóng fù

paternal uncle

虎父无犬子
hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ

lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.

继父母
jì fù mǔ

step-parents

子孝父慈
zǐ xiào fù cí

see 父慈子孝[fù cí zǐ xiào]

父慈子孝
fù cí zǐ xiào

benevolent father, filial son (idiom)

天父
tiān fù

Heavenly Father

父权制
fù quán zhì

patriarchy

阿爸父
ā bà fù

Abba (Aramaic word father)

叔父
shū fù

father's younger brother

再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ

like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor

在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

岳父
yuè fù

wife's father, father-in-law

曾祖父母
zēng zǔ fù mǔ

great-grandparents

教父
jiào fù

godfather

父兄
fù xiōng

father and elder brother(s)

老父
lǎo fù

father

父辈
fù bèi

people of one's parents' generation

父执
fù zhí

(literary) father's friends (of the same generation)

师父领进门,修行在个人
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you

继父
jì fù

stepfather

父丧
fù sāng

the death of one's father

父母亲
fù mǔ qīn

parents

父老
fù lǎo

elders

祖父辈
zǔ fù bèi

people of one's grandparents' generation

父子
fù zǐ

father and son

义父母
yì fù mǔ

adoptive parents

弑父
shì fù

patricide

知子莫若父
zhī zǐ mò ruò fù

nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

炸弹之父
zhà dàn zhī fù

Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb

丧父
sàng fù

to be orphaned of one's father

曾祖父
zēng zǔ fù

father's father's father

父女
fù nǚ

father and daughter

父系
fù xì

paternal line

许廑父
xǔ qín fù

Xu Qinfu (1891-1953), journalist and writer

寄父
jì fù

foster father

祖父
zǔ fù

father's father

父执辈
fù zhí bèi

person of one's father's generation