Definition
弑父 is a formal verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to murder one’s own father' — a much heavier, ritualistic term than the everyday 杀爸爸. It appears mainly in historical, literary, or legal contexts. Like other v.o. words, it can split: 弑了父 (killed the father) or 弑父的行为 (the act of patricide). The object 父 is always the father.
v.o.
(verb-object) to commit patricideto murder one's own father
Examples
- ，弑父。Zhè wèi guójūn wèi le duóqǔ wángwèi, jìngrán shì fù duó wèi.This monarch actually killed his father to seize the throne.
- 弑父。Lìshǐ shàng jìzǎi le bù shǎo shì fù de gùshì.History records quite a few stories of patricide.
- ，。Tā shì le fù, zhōngshēn bēifù zhe liángxīn de qiǎnzé.He killed his father and carried the guilt on his conscience for life.
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