拼爹

Chinese

		to compete	dad
trad. (拼爹)		拼	爹
simp. #(拼爹)		拼	爹
Literally: “competition between fathers”.

Etymology

Short for 比拼老爹 (bǐpīn lǎodiē).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pīndiē

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄝ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pīndiē
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pindie
    • Wade–Giles: pʻin¹-tieh¹
    • Yale: pīn-dyē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pindie
    • Palladius: пиньде (pinʹde)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

Verb

拼⫽爹 (verb-object)

1. (Mainland China, neologism) to rely on family background (so as to become successful, especially in terms of career)

   有沒有不用拼爹就能找到好工作的方法？ [MSC, trad.]
   有没有不用拼爹就能找到好工作的方法？ [MSC, simp.]

   Yǒu méiyǒu bùyòng pīndiē jiù néng zhǎo dào hǎo gōngzuò de fāngfǎ? [Pinyin]

   Is there any way to get a good job without good family background?

   拼爹時代／拼爹时代  ―  pīndiē shídài  ―  the age which family background is important

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 靠爸
• (Hong Kong) 父幹／父干