父爱 (fùài): paternal love

Meanings

1 paternal love
2 fatherly love
3 a father's love

Characters

父

Examples

父爱如山，沉默而深厚。

Fùài rú shān, chénmò ér shēnhòu.

A father's love is like a mountain -- silent yet profound.

他从小缺少父爱。

Tā cóng xiǎo quēshǎo fùài.

He lacked fatherly love since childhood.

Tips

culture

In Chinese culture, 父爱如山 (a father's love is like a mountain) is a well-known saying. It conveys that fathers express love through quiet strength rather than words, contrasting with 母爱 (maternal love) which is described as warm and gentle.