姥爷 (lǎo ye) — maternal grandfather
Definition
Maternal grandfather, mainly spoken in northern China. Unlike 爷爷 (father's father), it's a casual, colloquial northern term; 外公 is the more standard or southern equivalent.
noun
maternal grandfather
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 姥爷，。Wǒ lǎo ye shēn tǐ hěn hǎo, měi tiān sàn bù.My maternal grandfather is in good health and goes for a walk every day.
- 姥爷？Nǐ hái jì de nǐ lǎo ye gěi nǐ jiǎng de gù shi ma?Do you still remember the stories your maternal grandfather told you?
- ，姥爷。Fàng jià de shí hou, wǒ qù kàn lǎo ye.During the holidays, I go to visit my maternal grandfather.
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