姥爺

See also: 姥爷

Chinese

		governess; old woman; grandma (maternal)	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (姥爺)		姥	爺
simp. (姥爷)		姥	爷

Etymology

From 老爺／老爷 (lǎoye).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoye

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: lǎoye
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.ie
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ i̯ɛ⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    姥爺／姥爷
    老爺／老爷

Noun

姥爺

(dialectal) maternal grandfather

Synonyms

外公 (wàigōng)

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