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義父

義父

See also: 义父

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	father
trad. (義父)		義	父
simp. (义父)		义	父

Noun

義父

(literary) adoptive father; foster father

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	父
Grade: 5	Grade: 2

Noun

義父 ‎(hiragana ぎふ, romaji gifu)

father-in-law

Related terms

義母 (ぎぼ, gibo): mother-in-law

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìfù

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ
Min Nan (POJ): gī-hū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìfù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihfuh
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-hū
  - Tâi-lô: gī-hū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixhu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gi²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gi⁴¹⁻²² hu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gi³³⁻¹¹ hu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi³³⁻²¹ hu³³/