What is the Chinese word for dad?
There are two primary words for "dad" in Chinese. The first,
which is more formal, is 父親. This is pronounced "fu4qin1" in Hanyu
Pinyin and "fuhchin" in Gwoyeu Romatzyh. The more common, informal
word for dad is 爸爸. This is pronounced "ba1ba1" in Hanyu Pinyin and
"baba" in Gwoyeu Romatzyh.