lǎo​gōnglǎo​gong HSK4

husband

Senses

老公 lǎo​gōng husband

(colloquial) husband

老公 lǎo​gong eunuch

(archaic or colloquial) a eunuch; also written as 公公 gōng​gong

老公 lǎo​gōng old man

(literary) an old man

老公 lǎo​gōng the state

(Mainland China slang) the public; public funds; the state (a pun on husband, implying someone who pays for everything)

References

variant 老公/老公 公公/公公
same_as 公公/公公 老公/老公