# 老公
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎogōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lou$^5$ gung$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lau$^2$ guung$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): lau$^3$ gung
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ló-kûng
    (Hailu, HRS): lo$^ˊ$ gung$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lau$^3$ gung$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): sē-é̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): lâu$^{→lâ}$-gŭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lao$^5$ gorng$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-kong
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lau-kon
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): lau$^3$ geng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎogōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎogong
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: lǎu-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laogong
*** Palladius: лаогун (laogun)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: lóuh gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^2$ guung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lau⁵⁵ kɵŋ²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ gung
*** Sinological IPA : /lau²¹³⁻²¹ kuŋ¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-kûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˋ$ gung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lo$^3$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ kuŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˊ$ gung$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo²⁴⁻³³ kuŋ⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: lau$^3$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /lau³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sē-é̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /se⁵⁵ œyŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lâu$^{→lâ}$-gŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$uŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: lao$^5$ gorng$^1$ [Phonetic: lao$^5$ orng$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: lāu-go̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /lau²¹ $^{(k-)}$ɒŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-kong
*** Tâi-lô: lāu-kong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lauxkofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lau²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$lau-kon
*** MiniDict: lau$^去$ kon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$lau-kon
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² koŋ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ geng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯³³ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

#### Noun

老公
* (colloquial) husband
       Lǎogōng tiāntiān wǎncān hòu bāng wǒ chōng fēngmìshuǐ hē. [Pinyin]
       My husband makes honey with water for me to drink after dinner every day.
* (literary) elderly person
* (archaic) father
* (humorous) the public
* (Internet slang, ACG, neologism) husbando

##### Synonyms

* (husband):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 夫, 夫婿, 郎 †, 良人 †, 相公 † |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 丈夫, 先生, 夫婿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 丈夫, 男人, 爺們, 女婿, 漢子, 爺們兒, 當家的, 老頭子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老公, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 男人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 當家的, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 當家的, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 丈夫, 當家的, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 丈夫, 當家的, 班兒上的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 丈夫, 當家的, 外頭的, 屋外的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 丈夫, 老登, 男人, 掌櫃的, 當家的, 漢子, 老爺們兒, 爺們兒, 老頭子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 丈夫, 當家的, 掌櫃的, 老頭子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 當家的, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 當家的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 丈夫, 當家的, 先生, 男人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 丈夫, 當家的, 先生, 女婿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老公, 先生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 丈夫, 先生, 爺們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 丈夫, 當家的, 掌櫃的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 當家的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 丈夫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 漢子, 男人, 當家的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 漢子, 男人, 男的, 當家的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 漢子, 男人, 男的, 外頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 漢子, 男人, 男的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 男人, 當家的, 老漢子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 男的, 男人, 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 漢子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 男人 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 男人, 漢子, 外頭兒人 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 外頭人, 當家的, 老頭子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 漢子, 男人, 男的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 漢子, 男人, 男的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 漢子, 男人, 男的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 漢子, 男人, 男的, 外頭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 漢子, 男的, 外頭, 當家的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 男的, 外頭, 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 漢子, 男人, 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 男人, 當家的, 外頭人 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 丈夫, 外頭人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 男人, 外頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 男人, 漢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 掌櫃的, 男人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 當家的, 外頭人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 男人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 男人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 丈夫, 當家的, 男人, 外頭家, 外前人, 外頭人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 男人, 掌櫃的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 男人, 當家的, 掌櫃的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 丈夫, 男人, 老頭兒, 老頭子, 當家的, 外人兒, 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 丈夫, 當家的, 先生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 丈夫, 男人, 老漢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 丈夫, 漢子, 男人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 丈夫, 家裡的, 男人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 丈夫, 當家的, 男人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 男人, 男的, 老漢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 丈夫 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 丈夫, 當家的, 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 男的, 男人, 伙子, 小伙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 男的個 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 丈夫, 當家的, 當家人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 男人, 老公, 當家人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 丈夫, 當家的, 先生, 男人, 男的, 男將 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 丈夫, 當家人, 領頭人, 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 丈夫, 當家的, 外頭人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 丈夫, 當家的, 先生, 男將 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 男人, 男的, 漢子, 門前人, 當家的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 男的, 老公, 門前人, 男人, 男邊的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 當家的, 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 漢子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 當家的, 老倌, 老倌兒, 男的, 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 老倌兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 丈夫, 老公, 當家的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 丈夫, 老公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Sanjiang (Danzhou) | 老公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 丈夫, 當家的, 男的, 男人, 老爹, 老公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 丈夫, 當家的, 男的, 男人, 老爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 丈夫, 當家的, 男人, 掌櫃的 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 男人, 男將 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 男人, 男哩, 老公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 丈夫, 先生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 丈夫, 男人, 老爹們 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 丈夫, 外手的, 男將 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老公, 男人 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老公, 先生 non-face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 老公, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 老公, 男人佬 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Dongxing | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老公 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老公, 老爺 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老公, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老公, 男客 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 老公, 男客 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 男子, 老公 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 老公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 老公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 老公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 老公 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 老公 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 老公 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 丈夫 |
| Hakka | Changting | 老公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 老公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 老公 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 老公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老公, 當家個 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 老公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 老公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 老公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 老公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老公, 頭家, 老猴牯 humorous, 老貨仔 humorous |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老公, 頭家, 老猴牯 humorous, 老貨仔 humorous |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老公, 丈夫, 頭家, 老猴牯 humorous, 老貨仔 humorous |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老公, 老猴牯 humorous |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老公, 頭家, 老猴牯 humorous, 老貨仔 humorous |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 丈夫, 頭家 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老公 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 老公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老公 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 老公, 先生 more formal and polite |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 老公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老官, 男人 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 丈夫, 老公, 男人 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 老公 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老漢兒, 當家的, 男人 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 男人 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 當家的, 男人, 丈夫 |
| Jin | Datong | 男人 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 男人, 老漢, 漢子, 漢 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 當家的, 男人, 掌櫃的, 老漢 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 男人, 老漢子, 當家的 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 男人 |
| Jin | Linhe | 男人, 漢子 |
| Jin | Jining | 漢子, 當家的, 男人, 女婿 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 老漢子, 漢子, 當家的, 男人 |
| Jin | Baotou | 男人, 女婿 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 男人 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 男人 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 丈夫, 當家的 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 當家的, 男人 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 丈夫, 當家的, 老頭子 |
| Jin | Handan | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 當家哩, 漢了 |
| Jin | Suide | 男人, 當家的 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 丈夫, 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 丈夫, 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 老翁 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 老翁 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 老翁 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 老公 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 丈夫, 老公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 丈夫儂, 翁, 翁婿, 先生, 老的, 老伙記, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 丈夫儂, 翁, 翁婿, 老的, 老伙記, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 翁, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 丈夫儂, 翁, 翁婿, 老的, 老伙仔, 老伙記, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 先生, 翁, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 老猴, 丈夫儂, 翁 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 老猴, 丈夫儂, 翁, 頭家, 翁婿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 先生, 老猴, 丈夫儂, 翁, 頭家, 翁婿 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 老猴, 丈夫儂, 翁, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 翁, 翁婿, 頭家, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 老鏨頭, 老猴, 丈夫儂, 烏魚, 翁, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 翁, 頭家, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 翁, 丈夫儂, 老的 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 翁, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 翁, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 田夫, 翁, 老公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 老, 翁 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 翁, 老大仔, 老公仔 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 翁 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 翁, 老公 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 老公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老公, 翁, 丈夫 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 老公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 老公, 丈夫 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 老公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 老公, 丈夫, 翁 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 老公, 丈夫 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 老公, 丈夫 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 老公 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老公 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 男人 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 男人 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 男人, 老公, 老頭子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 男人, 男客 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 男人, 屋裡 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 老官, 官人, 男人 |
| Wu | Danyang | 老公 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 老公, 男人 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 老公, 男人, 老頭, 當家人 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 老公, 男子, 屋裡 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 老公, 男子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 男人 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 男人 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 男人, 他㑲爺 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 男人 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 老公 face-to-face, 男人 old-style, non-face-to-face, 老頭子 new-style, non-face-to-face |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 老公 |
| Note | † - used for one's own husband | † - used for one's own husband |

##### Coordinate terms

* 老婆 (lǎopo, “wife, waifu”)

##### Derived terms

* 老公仔
* 老公撥扇——淒涼 / 老公拨扇——凄凉

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎogong
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ gung$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎogong
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎogo̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-kung$^5$
*** Yale: lǎu-gung
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.gong
*** Palladius: лаогун (laogun)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ g̊ʊŋ⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: lóuh gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

#### Noun

老公
* (colloquial, archaic) eunuch

##### Synonyms

* 公公 (gōnggong)

### Pronunciation 3

* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lao$^6$ gong$^1$
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lao$^6$ gong$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lău kong
*** Sinological IPA : /lau³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

#### Noun

老公
* (Teochew) great-grandfather

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 曾祖 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 曾祖父, 曾祖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老祖兒, 曾祖父 non-face-to-face |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 曾祖父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 太爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 太爺, 老太爺, 曾祖父 non-face-to-face |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老爺爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老太爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 太爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 太爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老太爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 太爺爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 太爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 太爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 祖祖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老爺爺, 老爹爹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老祖祖, 老祖, 祖祖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 太爹, 太公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 太爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 太公, 太太, 男太太 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 太爺, 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 太爺, 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 白公 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 白公 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 太公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 太公 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 曾公 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老公公 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 公太 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 公白 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老太公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 公白 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 太公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿太 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 公太 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 公太 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 公太 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 公太 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 太公 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 太公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 男子太 non-face-to-face, 太太 face-to-face |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 公太 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 太公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿太, 細倈太, 公太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 太公, 公太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 公太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿祖 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 祖公, 太公 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 公祖 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 公祖 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 公佬 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 公太 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 公太 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 太朝 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 太朝 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 太公, 太朝, 太老朝兒, 老爺爺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老爺爺啊 face-to-face, 老爺爺 non-face-to-face |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 太公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 大翁 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 大公 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 大翁 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 大翁 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 大翁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿祖 face-to-face, 俺祖 face-to-face, 太公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 太公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 公祖, 太公 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 查埔祖, 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿祖, 阿祖公 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 祖祖, 俺祖 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 老公, 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 太公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 老, 老老, 老公 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 公祖 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 公祖, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 祖公, 公祖, 公祖爸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大公 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 太公 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 太爹, 祖公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 太公, 男太太, 曾祖, 曾祖父 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 太公, 太太 face-to-face |
| Wu | Suzhou | 太公 |
| Wu | Danyang | 太爺爺, 太公 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 太爺爺, 太公 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 太公, 阿太 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 男老太, 男太, 阿太, 老太 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Jinhua | 太公 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 曾祖父, 老爹爹 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 老毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 太唧 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 太爺 |

### References

* “老公”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
* “老公”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “老公”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 345.