粵

阿aa3爸baa4

aa3 baa4Ā bàā bà

English

  1. Abba (Aramaic word father)
  2. (dialect) father
  3. father; dad; daddy
  4. by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 父母入面男性嘅一方(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 你阿爸喺邊呀?

    Where is your father?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 阿爸返工好忙㗎。

    Dad is (usually) busy at work.

  • 我阿爸去咗美國。

    My father has gone to America.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢同佢阿爸好似樣。

    He takes after his father.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爸阿媽都好鬆。

    My parents are not strict with me.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爸聽古典音樂。

    My father listens to classical music.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 阿爸都好討厭阿媽喊

    Fathers hate it when mothers cry. My father hates to see my mother cry.

    Tatoeba · danyu CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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