公公

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Chinese

 
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
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Pronunciation 1


Noun

公公

  1. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Wu) father-in-law (husband's father)
  2. (archaic) term of address for eunuchs
  3. (archaic) Grand Preceptor
Synonyms

(eunuch):

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Pronunciation 2


Noun

公公

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Gan, dialectal Wu) maternal grandfather
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, dialectal Hakka, Huizhou, Handan Jin, Northern Min, Xiang, dialectal Wu) paternal grandfather
  3. old man; elderly man
Synonyms

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

公公

  1. chữ Hán form of công công (eunuch).