義父

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 義父. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 義父, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 義父 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 義父 you have here. The definition of the word 義父 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of義父, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

justice; righteousness; meaning father
trad. (義父) 義 父
simp. (义父) 义 父

Pronunciation

Noun

義父

  1. (literary) godfather; (nominally) adoptive father

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 乾爸 (“godfather; (nominally) adoptive father”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 乾爸, 乾爹, 義父
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 乾爸爸, 乾爹
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 乾爸
Xi'an 乾爸
Xuzhou 乾爺, 乾爹
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 乾爹
Southwestern Mandarin Guiyang 乾爹
Liuzhou 乾爹, 契爺
Cantonese Guangzhou 契爺
Hong Kong 契爺
Dongguan 契爺
Gan Nanchang 乾爺
Lichuan 契爺
Hakka Meixian 契爺
Northern Min Jian'ou 老爹
Eastern Min Fuzhou 義郎爸
Southern Min Xiamen 契爸
Quanzhou 契爸
Jinjiang 契爸
Zhangzhou 契爸
Manila (Hokkien) 契爸
Jieyang 契爸
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 契爺
Wu Suzhou 乾爺
Hangzhou 乾爺
Xiang Hengyang 乾爺

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (義父):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義 父
ぎ
Grade: 5 		ふ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 義父／义父 (yìfù, “a father by moral principles”).

Pronunciation

Noun

義(ぎ)父(ふ) • (gifu) 

  1. a father by moral principles
  2. a stepfather
  3. an adoptive father
  4. a father-in-law (one's spouse's father)

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
義父

Noun

義父

  1. chữ Hán form of nghĩa phụ (“adoptive father”).
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia