老爹

lǎodiē

noun #3,635

Meanings

老爹，你怎么还没睡？

Lǎodiē, nǐ zěnme hái méi shuì?

Pops, why are you still up?

他老爹是个厨师。

Tā lǎodiē shì gè chúshī.

His old man is a chef.

老爹 is informal and affectionate. It can also be used to address an elderly man respectfully in some dialects.

老 lǎo

爹 diē