Chinese Traditional: 公公
Chinese Simplified: 公公
Pinyin: gong1 gong1
Pinyin Mainland: gong1 gong5
Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ
English Meaning: 1. husband's father, father-in-law, parent-in-law 2. grandpa 3. eunuch
Classifier: (ge5) or (wei4)

Example Sentences:

風這麼強,雨這麼大,恐怕我公公婆婆不會來了。
风这么强,雨这么大,恐怕我公公婆婆不会来了。
feng1 zhe4 me5 qiang2, yu3 zhe4 me5 da4, kong3 pa4 wo3 gong1 gong1 po2 po5 bu2 hui4 lai2 le5.
The wind is so strong and the rain is so heavy that I'm afraid my parents-in-law will not come.
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我是她的公公。
我是她的公公。
wo3 shi4 ta1 de5 gong1 gong1.
I'm her father-in-law.
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我的公公婆婆住在附近。
我的公公婆婆住在附近。
wo3 de5 gong1 gong1 po2 po5 zhu4 zai4 fu4 jin4.
My parents-in-law live nearby.
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Related Words:

 

gōng

1. public, collectively owned 2. male 3. honorable gentleman 4. common, international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. fair, just 6. grandfather 7. father-in-law (husband's father) 8. duke

Here: grandfather, father-in-law (husband's father)

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