Definition
姥 (lǎo) is a colloquial term for 'maternal grandmother' — the mother of your mother. It's less formal than 外婆 (wàipó) and is used more in northern Chinese dialects. You'll also see it in the compound 姥姥 (lǎolao), which is the more common standalone form. This character is rarely used alone in modern Mandarin; it almost always appears in the reduplicated form 姥姥.
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maternal grandmother (colloquial, often in 姥姥)
Examples
- 。Wǒ lǎolǎo duì wǒ tèbié hǎo.My maternal grandmother is especially good to me.
- 。lǎolǎo zuò de cài zuì hǎo chī le.Grandma's cooking is the most delicious.
- 。Zhōumò wǒ qù kàn lǎolǎo.I'm going to visit Grandma this weekend.
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