爹

• ピンイン: diē
• 漢字の分解: 爹 = 父 (father) + 多 (phonetic component; abundance) — colloquial dialectal form of 父 (father)

意味

父ちゃん／親父（口語）

Widely used in spoken Mandarin, particularly in northern Chinese dialects and rural contexts. More affectionate and informal than 父亲. Common in 爹妈 (mum and dad). In contemporary internet language, 爹味 satirises patronising, preachy behaviour — a cultural extension of the term.

例文

1. 他从小跟着爹在田间劳作，深知农耕的艰辛，长大后始终没有忘记乡土生活的磨砺与恩情。
2. 孩子一跑进门就扑向爹的怀里，嚷着要听故事，把大人们忙碌一天的疲惫一扫而光。
3. 她爹是村里出了名的木匠，手艺精湛，十里八乡的人家盖房打家具都少不了请他来帮忙。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, everyday speech, dialect, rural life

トーン: warm

正しい言い方

• 我爹年轻的时候是队里力气最大的人，能一口气挑两百斤重的担子一路走上山来。(When my dad was young, he was the strongest man in the team — he could carry two hundred jin on a shoulder pole all the way up the mountain in one go.)
• 爹，你歇歇吧，剩下的活儿我来干，别累坏了身子。(Dad, take a rest — I'll do the rest of the work, don't wear yourself out.)

避ける言い方

• 请问您的爹在哪里 — use 父亲 or 令尊 in formal or polite registers; 爹 is colloquial and dialectal, inappropriate in formal or respectful address

起源と歴史

爹 = 父 (father) + 多 (phonetic component); a colloquial pronunciation of 父 deeply rooted in northern Chinese dialects

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Working class to rural