# 阿公
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āgōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ gung$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nga$^1$ gung
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): â-kûng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): a$^1$ gung$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-kong
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ gong$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$aq-kon
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): a$^1$ geng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āgōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: agong
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: ā-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: agong
*** Palladius: агун (agun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: a gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nga$^1$ gung
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋa⁴² kuŋ²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-kûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^ˊ$ gung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: a$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: a$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-kong
*** Tâi-lô: a-kong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'kofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ kɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ gong$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a kong
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ koŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$aq-kon
*** MiniDict: ah$^入$ kon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$aq-kon
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ³³ koŋ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: a$^1$ geng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ä⁴⁴⁵ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

### Noun

阿公
* (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Min, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) paternal grandfather
* (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, Gan, Southern Min, Southern Sixian Hakka) maternal grandfather
* (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, Wu, dialectal Xiang) father-in-law (husband's father)
* (Cantonese, Singapore Hokkien, slang) government
       A-kong sī sí-pē ū lui ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       The government has a lot of money.
* (Cantonese, colloquial, dated) commons; shared resources (among a group of people)
    Synonym: 公家 (gōngjiā)
       di$^1$ cin$^4$ zai$^1$ lok$^6$ aa$^3$ gung$^1$ dou$^6$ lo$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Put the money into the commons.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 祖父 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 爺爺, 阿公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 爺, 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 爺, 爺爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 爺爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 爺爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 爺爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 爺, 爺爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 爺爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 爺爺, 爺 non-face-to-face |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 爺, 把把 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 爺爺, 爺, 爺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 爺爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 爺爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 把把 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 爺爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 爺爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 爺爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 爺爺, 阿爺 Hui, face-to-face |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 爺爺, 爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 爹爹, 爺爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 太爺, 老太爺, 爺爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老爹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 爺爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 阿公, 公, 爺爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 爺爺, 把把 Hui |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 爹爹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿爺, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿爺, 爺爺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 爺公 face-to-face, 阿公 non-face-to-face, 阿爺 non-face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 公爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 吾蒙 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 爺爺 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 阿翁, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 翁 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿公, 公爹 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 爹, 阿爹 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿公, 爺爺 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 爺爺, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 阿公, 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 爸 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿爺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿爺, 爺爺 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿爺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 公公, 爺爺 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 公, 公兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 公公 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 公爹 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 公 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 爹 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 公公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 公爹 non-face-to-face, 公公 face-to-face |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 公公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 公公, 公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 公, 公公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 爹爹, 阿爹 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 公爹 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 爹爹 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 爹爹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿爹, 阿公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 朝, 阿朝 face-to-face |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 朝, 朝朝, 朝奉, 老奉 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 朝朝, 老朝兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 阿朝, 阿爹 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 老官 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 老兒 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 朝朝 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 公公, 大大 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 老爹 |
| Huizhou | Jingde | 公公 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 大大 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 爺爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺啊 face-to-face, 呀爺 face-to-face |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Linhe | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Jining | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Baotou | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 爺爺 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 爺爺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 公公, 爹爹, 老爹 face-to-face, 爺爺 new-style |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿公 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 家公 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 公仔 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 公 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 爹爹 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 爹爹 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 公爹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依公, 公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 依公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 阿公 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 依公 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 公 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 公 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 翁 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 阿翁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿公 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依公 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿公, 俺公, 內公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿公, 引公, 內公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 俺公, 引公 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 阿公, 公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿公, 咉公, 內公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 公 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿公, 俺公, 內公 non-face-to-face; GT |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿公, 俺公 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俺公 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿公, 公, 內公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 俺公, 阿公, 內公 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 俺公, 內公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 阿公, 公 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 內公 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尼公, 祖公, 公 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 公 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 爸 non-face-to-face, 公 non-face-to-face, 阿爸 face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 阿公 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 爹, 太公, 阿爹, 阿公 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 爹爹 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 翁 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 阿公 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 阿公 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 阿公 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 阿翁 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 公 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老爹, 爺爺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 裡公 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿爹 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 爺爺 |
| Wu | Danyang | 爺爺 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 爹爹, 爺爺, 阿爹 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿爺 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿爺, 祖公 non-face-to-face, 祖公爺 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Jinhua | 爺爺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 爹爹, 爺爺, 公公 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 公公, 公毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 阿公, 公公, 佳佳 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 公公 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 爺爺 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 爹爹 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 外祖, 外祖父, 外翁 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外祖父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外公, 阿公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 外公, 公公 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姥爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姥爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姥爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 姥爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 外爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 舅廈爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 姥爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外爺, 舅家爺, 舅爺, 外把 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 外爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 外爺爺, 外老爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 舅爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 外爸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 外爺爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 外爺爺, 姥爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 外爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 外爺爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外爺, 外公, 外祖父, 家公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 家公爹爹 non-face-to-face, 爹爹 face-to-face |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 外公 non-face-to-face, 公公 face-to-face |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 公, 爺爺, 阿公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 公公, 外公把把 Hui |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 公公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 外公爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 外爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 家爹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿公, 公公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 姐公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 姐公 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 遠公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 祖公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 子公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 祖公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 祖公 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿公, 外公 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 姊公, 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 外公, 公公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 阿公 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 阿公 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 外公, 外公老子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外阿公, 姐公, 外公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 小公 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 外公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 外公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 外公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 外阿公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 外子爹 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 公公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外公 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 外公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 外公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 外公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 外公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外阿公, 阿公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外阿公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 姐公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外公 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 外公 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 外公, 公公 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 簡爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺啊 face-to-face |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Linhe | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Jining | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Baotou | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 姥爺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 畬公, 外公, 公公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 畬公 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 公伯 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 婆公 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 外公 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 婆爹 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 外公 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 畬公, 公仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 外翁 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 外翁 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 娘翁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外公, 阿公, 俺公 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 外公, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 外家公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 外公, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 外公 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 外公, 阿公, 公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 俺公 face-to-face, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿公, 外公 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 外家祖公, 公 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 外家爸 non-face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face, 外爸 non-face-to-face, 阿爸 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 外頭公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 外頭公 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 外公 face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 阿公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外公, 外公爹爹, 外公老爹 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 外公, 公公 face-to-face |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外公, 外公阿爹, 阿爹 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 舅公 |
| Wu | Danyang | 公公 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 外公 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 外公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 外公爺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 外公, 公公 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外公 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 外公 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 外公 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 外公 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 外公 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 公公, 家翁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 公公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 公公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 公公, 老公公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老公公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 家公 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 公公 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 公 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 公公 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 阿公 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 阿公 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老公公, 公公 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 公公 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 公公 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 公公, 老人公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 公公, 爹爹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 家公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老公公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 老公公, 公公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 家公 non-face-to-face, 大人公 non-face-to-face, dated, 老爺 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 家公 non-face-to-face, 老爺 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老爺 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老爺, 旦人公 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 家公 non-face-to-face, 老爺 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老爺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 公公, 公家, 公家老子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 公兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 公公 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 家官 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 家官 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 家公, 家翁, 大娘公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 家公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 家官 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 家官 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 家官 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 家官 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 家官 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 家官 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 家官 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 家官 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 公 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 公公 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老爺爺, 公公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 公公 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 公 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 公仔 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 爹爹 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 大公 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 公爹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老官 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 老官 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 官郎, 老官 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 老官 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 爹官 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 阿公 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 爹官 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 大官 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 爹官 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿爹 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大官 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 大官仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 大官, 翁官 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 大家官 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 大官 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 家翁 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 家翁 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大官 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大官 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 爹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 公公, 阿公, 公爹, 公阿爹 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 公 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿公 |
| Wu | Danyang | 公公 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿公, 阿公老頭兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 公公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大官爺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 公 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 家爺, 家爺老子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 家爺 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 家爺 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 阿公 |
* (government):
* 公班衙 (Malaysian Hokkien)
* 官方 (guānfāng)
* 政府 (zhèngfǔ)

#### Derived terms

* 老阿公
* 阿公毋做，做人个孫仔
* 阿公鞋

#### Descendants

* → Amis: akong
* → English: Ah Kong
* → Yilan Creole: akong