gwok3 fu6國父国父
Jyutpinggwok3 fu6
Yalegwok fuh
Definition
Father of a nation; a respectful title for the founding father of a country.
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How it's used
This title is almost exclusively associated with Sun Yat-sen in the context of modern Chinese history. It functions as a formal honorific rather than a descriptive term for any political leader who founded a country. Using it for other figures often sounds awkward or historically inaccurate to native speakers.
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wai6位waihExamples
Sun Yat-sen is the father of the nation in the eyes of many.
Who is the father of the nation in your mind?
Related words
Common phrases
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
