椿ちん庭てい

noun

father

Archaic literary term for one's own father, derived from classical Chinese. Not used in modern conversation or writing; encountered only in historical or poetic contexts.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しに「椿ちん庭てい」という語ごが父ちちを指さして使つかわれている。

  In old Chinese poetry, the word 椿庭 is used to refer to one's father.