Etymology
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Blend of 父親／父亲 (fùqīn, “father”) + 母親／母亲 (mǔqīn, “mother”).
Pronunciation
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父母親
- parents
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
父母 (“father and mother; parents”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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父母, 爺娘, 怙恃, 雙親
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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父母, 雙親, 父母親
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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爹媽
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| Taiwan
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爸媽
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| Yantai (Muping)
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老兒的
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| Jinan
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老的兒, 爹媽
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| Xi'an
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媽爸
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| Yinchuan
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娘老子
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| Lanzhou
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娘老子, 老漢們
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| Ürümqi
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娘老子
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| Wuhan
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娘老子, 兩老
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| Chengdu
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娘老子, 媽老漢兒
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| Chongqing
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媽老漢兒
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| Liuzhou
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娘老子
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| Yangzhou
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娘老子
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| Nanjing
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娘老子
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| Nantong
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爺娘
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| Singapore
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爸媽, 家長
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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老豆老母
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| Hong Kong
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老豆老母, 爹哋媽咪, 阿爸阿媽
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| Yangjiang
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老子阿奶
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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爺娘
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| Pingxiang
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娘爺
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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爺哀
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| Xingning
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爺哀
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| Huidong (Daling)
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阿爸阿姆
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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阿姆阿爸
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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爺哀
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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阿爸阿姆
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| Liannan
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爺哀
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| Jiexi
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爺哀
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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爺哀
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| Changting
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爹哀, 爺哀
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| Wuping
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爺哀
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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爺哀
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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爺哀
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| Ninghua
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爹母
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| Ningdu
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爹姐
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| Ruijin
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哀爹, 爺娘, 爺哀
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| Shicheng
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爹哀
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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爺姐
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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娘爺
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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爺姐
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| Dayu
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爺佬姐佬
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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爺哀, 爺母, 兩老
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| Hong Kong
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阿爸阿姆
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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老子阿奶
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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父母
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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爺哀
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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爺哀
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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爸媽
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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父母親
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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爺哀
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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爺哀, 爸哀
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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爸哀
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| Luchuan
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爸媽
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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娘老子, 老子娘, 老子爺娘
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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爹娘
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| Xinzhou
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老子娘
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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爹奶
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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爸奶
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| Matsu
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爸奶
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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爸母, 老爸母
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| Quanzhou
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爸母, 老爸母
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| Jinjiang
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爸母
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| Zhangzhou
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爸母, 老爸母
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| Zhao'an
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爸母
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| Taipei
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爸母
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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爸母
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| Kaohsiung
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爸母
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| Yilan
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爸母
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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爸母
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| Taichung
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爸母
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| Tainan
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爸母
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| Hsinchu
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爸母
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| Kinmen
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爸母
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| Penghu (Magong)
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爸母
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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爸母
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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爸母
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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爸母
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| Chaozhou
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父嬡, 爸母
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| Jieyang
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父嬡
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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爸母
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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爺娘
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| Suzhou
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爺娘
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| Danyang
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娘啊老子, 爺娘 rare
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| Hangzhou
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娘老子
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| Ningbo
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爹娘
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| Wenzhou
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奶阿伯, 阿伯奶
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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爺娘
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| Shuangfeng
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爺娘
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