Taiwan Mandarin

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教父

jiào fù·ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ

“godfather; male sponsor at baptism; early Christian theologian; leader of a criminal organization”

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jiào·ㄐㄧㄠˋ

To teach or instruct; to cause or allow someone to do something; a religion; a surname; etiquette or rules.

Father; male parent; term of respect for an elder male relative on the father's side; archaic term for a man.