公公
gōng gong
Pinyin

Definition

公公
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gōng gong
  1. husband's father
  2. grandpa
  3. eunuch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 CL:家[jiā]
公园
gōng yuán
  1. 1 park (for public recreation)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公寓
gōng yù
  1. 1 apartment building
  2. 2 block of flats
  3. 3 CL:套[tào]
公民
gōng mín
  1. 1 citizen
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
公里
gōng lǐ
  1. 1 kilometer
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
不公
bù gōng
  1. 1 unjust
  2. 2 unfair
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
公
gōng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 collectively owned
  3. 3 common
  4. 4 international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. 5 make public
  6. 6 fair
  7. 7 just
  8. 8 Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  9. 9 honorable (gentlemen)
  10. 10 father-in-law
  11. 11 male (animal)
公事
gōng shì
  1. 1 work-related matters
  2. 2 documents
公仔
gōng zǎi
  1. 1 doll
  2. 2 cuddly toy
公布
gōng bù
  1. 1 to announce
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to publish
公仆
gōng pú
  1. 1 public servant
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
公元
gōng yuán
  1. 1 CE (Common Era)
  2. 2 Christian Era
  3. 3 AD (Anno Domini)
公公
gōng gong
  1. 1 husband's father
  2. 2 grandpa
  3. 3 eunuch

Idioms (20)

假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
  1. 1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
  2. 2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
  1. 1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
  1. 1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
  1. 1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless and public spirited
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
  1. 1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
  2. 2 venal and selfish behavior

Sample Sentences

A（媒婆）B（新娘）C（公公）D（婆婆）
A （méipó ）B （xīnniáng ）C （gōnggong ）D （pópo ）
A (matchmaker) B (bride) C (father in law) D (mother in law)
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我公公有糖尿病。
wǒ gōnggong yǒu tángniàobìng 。
My father in law has diabetes.
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我想你们平时一直照顾我们，除夕就我们来准备吧。这样，你们和公公婆婆都来我们家吃饭，我们一家人多热闹。
wǒ xiǎng nǐmen píngshí yīzhí zhàogu wǒmen ，Chúxī jiù wǒmen lái zhǔnbèi ba 。zhèyàng ，nǐmen hé gōnggong pópo dōu lái wǒmen jiā chīfàn ，wǒmen yī jiā rén duō rènao 。
I think that you all are always taking care of us. On New Year's Eve, we want to take care of things. This way, you and the in-laws can come to our house to eat. With our family together it will be more lively.
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当面叫的时候，要叫爸妈。然后介绍的时候，你可以说这是我的婆婆，这是我的公公。
dāngmiàn jiào de shíhou ，yào jiào bàmā 。ránhòu jièshào de shíhou ，nǐ kěyǐ shuō zhè shì wǒ de pópo ，zhè shì wǒ de gōnggong 。
If you're calling them directly, you can say mom and dad. If you're introducing them, you can say: "this is my husband's mother, this is my husband's father."
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公公就是老公的爸爸。
gōnggong jiùshì lǎogōng de bàba 。
"Gong gong" is your husband's father.
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圣诞老公公
Shèngdàn lǎogōnggong
Santa.
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哈，你也这么觉得啊？我们背地里都叫他王公公！
hā ，nǐ yě zhème juéde a ？wǒmen bèidìli dōu jiào tā Wáng gōnggong ！
Hah! You feel this way too? We all call him Wang Gonggong behind his back!
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小顺子就留在这儿吧，本宫亲自来教他。将来他可要派大用场啊！来人啊，赏楚公公白银五百两。
Xiǎoshùnzi jiù liú zài zhèr ba ，běngōng qīnzì lái jiāo tā 。jiānglái tā kě yào pài dà yòngchǎng ā ！lái rén ā ，shǎng Chǔ gōnggong báiyín wǔbǎi liǎng 。
Stay here, Xiao Shunzi. I'll train him myself. He'll be put to great use in the future! Someone come reward Grandpa Chu with five hundred taels of silver [1 tael = 0.377 kg--Ed.] !
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以后就叫我楚公公。我现在带你进紫禁城，就是皇上住的地方，知道吗？
yǐhòu jiù jiào wǒ Chǔ gōnggong 。wǒ xiànzài dài nǐ jìn Zǐjìnchéng ，jiùshì huángshàng zhù de dìfang ，zhīdào ma ？
From now on, you will call me Grandpa Chu. Now, I'm going to take you into the Forbidden City. That's where the Emperor lives. Do you know that?
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楚公公，时辰到了。
Chǔ gōnggong ，shíchen dào le 。
Grandpa Chu, the time has come.
Go to Lesson