喜當爹

喜當爹

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	dad
trad. (喜當爹)		喜	當	爹
simp. (喜当爹)		喜	当	爹
Literally: “delighted to become a dad”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐdāngdiē

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧㄝ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xǐdāngdiē
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧㄝ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiidangdie
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

Verb

喜當爹

1. (neologism, slang, of a man) to willingly accept the situation and the responsibilities of childrearing, when the girl he is long infatuated with has finally accepted him, because she is pregnant with another man's baby but the father has spurned her
2. (in general, of a man) to gladly father one's wife/partner's child with another man; (sarcastic) to appear to have fathered, or be about to father, someone's else child

See also

• 喜當媽／喜当妈