father – bah-bah

Written as bàba or baba

To remember that father is pronounced bah-bah (baba) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

My father sat down in the barber's (bah-bah) chair, but the barber looked shocked because my dad had no hair.

Tones

Bah (barber) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate going to the barbers, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The barber cut his hair at a steep, downward angle.

Remember

bah = 4th tone = \