老公

• 拼音: lǎo gōng
• 汉字拆解: 老 = 土 (earth) + 人 (person) + 匕 (sign of age); 公 = 八 (divide) + 厶 (private) — originally meaning fair or public

含义

Husband (colloquial). An informal, affectionate term used by a wife to refer to or address her husband.

老公 is the most common everyday term for husband in modern spoken Chinese, preferred over the more formal 丈夫 in casual conversation. It is warm and intimate, widely used by couples of all ages. On social media, wives often use it affectionately in posts. It has also spread into internet slang where fans jokingly call their favourite celebrities 老公.

例句

1. 我老公今天做了晚饭，特别好吃。
2. 老公，你下班的时候帮我买一袋面包好吗？
3. 她老公出差了，这个星期她一个人在家。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday, social media

语气: affectionate

正确说法

• 老公，今天辛苦了，快来吃饭吧。(Honey, you worked hard today — come and eat.)
• 我老公特别喜欢打篮球。(My husband really loves playing basketball.)

错误说法

• 尊敬的领导，我老公今天身体不舒服 (Don't use 老公 in formal or written contexts — use 丈夫 or 先生 instead; 老公 is strictly colloquial)

起源与历史

Historically 老公 referred to eunuchs in imperial Chinese courts. In modern Mandarin it was repurposed as an affectionate colloquial word for husband, likely influenced by Cantonese usage, and is now completely divorced from its historical meaning in everyday speech.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal