公gung4公gung1

English

1. husband's father; father-in-law
2. maternal grandfather ----
3. eunuch
4. grandpa; grandad
5. used to address or refer to old men
6. (old) form of address for a eunuch

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 即係阿公；阿媽嘅阿爸
2. 對宦官嘅尊稱或別稱（量詞：位）
3. 對老年男人嘅稱呼（量詞：位）

Examples

• 我讓個位俾呢位公公坐啦。

  Let me offer my seat to this elderly gentleman.

• 太阳公公躲在云朵后面。

  The sun is hiding behind the clouds.

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