Chinese

Noun

阿爸

1. (regional) dad; papa

   小剛的阿爸是全寨子的山歌王。 [MSC, trad.]

   小刚的阿爸是全寨子的山歌王。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiǎo Gāng de ābà shì quán zhàizi de shāngē wáng. [Pinyin]

   Little Gang's father is the king of folk singing in his village.

2. (Christianity) Abba

Synonyms

• 爸爸 (bàba)
• 阿爹
• (Min Nan) 老爸 (lāu-pē)

References

• “Entry #4574”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.