Zhizi means the old man in Hunan dialect. When describing older men, it is generally said that "the old man" means the father.

Xiang dialect is also called Xiang dialect or Hunan dialect. The users of modern Xiang dialect are mainly distributed in Hunan, including Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Yueyang, Yiyang, Loudi, Hengyang, Shaoyang and Yongzhou.