姥爺

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Chinese

governess; old woman; (maternal) grandma grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (姥爺) 姥 爺
simp. (姥爷) 姥 爷
alternative forms 老爺／老爷

Etymology

From 老爺／老爷 (lǎoyé).

Pronunciation

Noun

姥爺

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) maternal grandfather
  2. (Jin) great-uncle (maternal grandfather's brother)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 外祖父 (“maternal grandfather”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 外祖, 外祖父, 外翁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 外祖父
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 姥爺
Taiwan 外公, 阿公
Ulanhot 姥爺
Tongliao 姥爺
Chifeng 姥爺
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 姥爺
Harbin 姥爺
Shenyang 姥爺
Singapore 外公, 公公
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 姥爺
Jinan 姥爺
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 姥爺
Qingdao 姥爺
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 外爺
Wanrong 舅廈爺
Zhengzhou 姥爺
Xi'an 外爺, 舅家爺, 舅爺, 外把 Hui
Xining 外爺
Xuzhou 外爺爺, 外老爺
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 舅爺
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 外爸
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 外爺爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face
Bayanhot 外爺爺, 姥爺
Lanzhou 外爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face
Ürümqi 外爺爺
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 外爺, 外公, 外祖父, 家公
Wuhan 家公爹爹 non-face-to-face, 爹爹 face-to-face
Guiyang 外公 non-face-to-face, 公公 face-to-face
Kunming 公公
Liuzhou 公, 爺爺, 阿公
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 公公, 外公把把 Hui
Yangzhou 公公
Nantong 外公爹爹
Hefei 外爹爹
Huanggang 家爹
Cantonese Guangzhou 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face
Hong Kong 阿公, 公公
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 阿公
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 姐公
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 姐公
Macau 阿公
Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) 阿公
Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) 阿公
Guangzhou (Huangpu) 阿公
Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) 阿公
Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) 阿公
Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) 阿公
Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) 外公
Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) 阿公
Guangzhou (Panyu) 阿公
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 阿公
Guangzhou (Conghua) 遠公
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 阿公
Foshan 阿公
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 阿公
Foshan (Shunde) 阿公
Foshan (Sanshui) 阿公
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 外公
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 阿公
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 祖公
Zhuhai (Doumen) 子公
Jiangmen (Baisha) 祖公
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 祖公
Taishan 阿公
Kaiping (Chikan) 阿公
Enping (Niujiang) 阿公
Heshan (Yayao) 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face
Dongguan 阿公
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 阿公
Shaoguan 阿公, 外公
Yunfu 阿公
Yangjiang 外公
Xinyi 外公
Lianjiang 姊公, 阿公
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 外公
Singapore (Guangfu) 外公, 公公
Gan Nanchang 阿公
Lichuan 阿公
Pingxiang 外公, 外公老子
Hakka Meixian 外阿公, 姐公, 外公
Xingning 姐公
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 姐公
Huidong (Daling) 姐公
Dongguan (Qingxi) 姐公
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 姐公
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 姐公
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 姐公
Wuhua (Huacheng) 姐公
Wuhua (Changbu) 姐公
Wuhua (Mianyang) 姐公
Wuhua (Meilin) 姐公
Heyuan (Bendihua) 姐公
Wengyuan 姐公
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 姐公
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 小公
Liannan 姐公
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 姐公
Jiexi 姐公
Luhe 姐公
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 外公
Changting 外公爹
Wuping 外公爹
Wuping (Yanqian) 外公爹
Wuping (Pingyu) 外阿公
Liancheng 外子爹
Ninghua 公公
Yudu 外公
Ningdu 外公
Ruijin 外公
Shicheng 外公
Shangyou (Shexi) 外公
Tonggu (Sandu) 外公
Ganzhou (Panlong) 外公
Dayu 外公
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 姐公
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 外阿公, 阿公
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 姐公
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 外阿公
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 姐公
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 外公
Hong Kong 姐公
Yangxi (Tangkou) 姐公
Yangchun (Sanjia) 姐公
Xinyi (Sihe) 姐公
Xinyi (Qianpai) 姐公
Gaozhou (Xindong) 外公
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 外公
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 姐公
Mengshan (Xihe) 姐公
Luchuan 姐公
Sabah (Longchuan) 姐公
Senai (Huiyang) 姐公
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 姐公
Singkawang 姐公
Singapore (Dabu) 姐公
Huizhou Jixi 外公
Shexian 外公
Huangshan (Tunxi) 外公, 公公
Jin Taiyuan 姥爺
Pingyao 簡爺
Xinzhou 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺啊 face-to-face
Taibus (Baochang) 姥爺
Linhe 姥爺
Jining 姥爺
Hohhot 姥爺
Baotou 姥爺
Dongsheng 姥爺
Haibowan 姥爺
Northern Min Jian'ou 畬公, 外公, 公公
Jian'ou (Dikou) 畬公
Songxi 公伯
Zhenghe 婆公
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 外公
Jianyang 婆爹
Wuyishan 外公
Pucheng (Shibei) 畬公, 公仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 外公
Fuzhou (Changle) 外公
Fuqing 外公
Yongtai 外公
Gutian 外公
Fu'an 外公
Ningde 外翁
Shouning 外翁
Zhouning 娘翁
Fuding 外公
Matsu 外公
Southern Min Xiamen 外公, 阿公, 俺公
Quanzhou 外公, 阿公
Jinjiang 外家公
Zhangzhou 外公, 阿公
Taipei 外公
New Taipei (Sanxia) 外公
Kaohsiung 外公
Yilan 外公
Changhua (Lukang) 外公
Taichung 外公
Tainan 外公
Hsinchu 外公
Kinmen 外公
Penghu (Magong) 外公
Penang (Hokkien) 外公, 阿公, 公
Singapore (Hokkien) 外公 non-face-to-face, 俺公 face-to-face, 阿公
Manila (Hokkien) 外公
Chaozhou 外公
Shantou 外公
Haifeng 外公
Bangkok (Teochew) 外公
Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) 外公
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 外公
Singapore (Teochew) 阿公, 外公
Batam (Teochew) 外公
Leizhou 外家祖公, 公
Wenchang 外公
Haikou 外家爸 non-face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face, 外爸 non-face-to-face, 阿爸 face-to-face
Singapore (Hainanese) 阿公
Puxian Min Putian 外頭公
Xianyou 外頭公
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 外公 face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 阿公
Wu Shanghai 外公, 外公爹爹, 外公老爹
Shanghai (Chongming) 外公, 公公 face-to-face
Suzhou 外公, 外公阿爹, 阿爹
Wuxi 舅公
Danyang 公公
Hangzhou 外公
Ningbo 外公
Wenzhou 外公爺
Jinhua 外公, 公公
Xiang Changsha 外公
Xiangtan 外公
Loudi 外公
Shuangfeng 外公
Hengyang 外公

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