阿aa3公gung1

English

1. (old) grandfather
2. belongs to the public
3. grandfather; mother's father ----
4. polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law
5. one of seniority
6. shared, public, or from the government; in the form "阿公嘅", it describes certain properties, resources or money as being shared, public, or from the government
7. (Taiwanese) grandfather

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 阿媽嘅阿爸，又叫外公（量詞：個）
2. 同其他人共同享有、屬社會大眾、政府有關；若以「阿公嘅」呢個形式出現，表示嗰樣物件、資源、錢，屬於公家、公眾、政府

Examples

• 食阿公嘅

  to use the money from the government

• 幫阿公做嘢

  to serve the public/ the organization

• 阿公喺梳化上面瞓緊晏覺。

  Grandfather is napping on the sofa.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 支筆阿公嘅，你用完記得擺返好。

  This pen is shared, please remember to put it back after using.

• 如果你識得講卡達山話，我阿公就會好開心。

  If you can speak Kadazan, my grandpa will be very happy.

  Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY