阿公

ā gōng

Dictionary entry

(old) grandfather

What does 阿公 mean?

阿公 (ā gōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(old) grandfather

2polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law

3(Taiwanese) grandfather

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"公gōngpublic · collectively owned

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How to pronounce 阿公

阿公

ā gōng

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