干爹

Traditional form:

乾爹

Pinyin (reading):

gāndiē

Definitions:

• adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 爹 - father, dad, daddy

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 爹 - father, dad, daddy