paternal great-grandfather (dialectal)
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
paternal great-grandfather
dialectUsed in certain Chinese dialects (e.g., Cantonese, Hakka, Wu) to refer to one's paternal great-grandfather. In Standard Mandarin, 曾祖父 is the neutral term.
Wǒ我
de的
tài太
gōng公
jīn今
nián年
jiǔ九
shí十
duō多
suì岁
le了
，
shēn身
tǐ体
hái还
hěn很
yìng硬
lang朗
。
My great-grandfather is over ninety years old this year, and he is still in robust health.
Zài在
Guǎng广
dōng东
huà话
lǐ里
，
tài太
gōng公
jiù就
shì是
zēng曾
zǔ祖
fù父
de的
yì意
si思
。
In Cantonese, 太公 means paternal great-grandfather.
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Tài太
gōng公
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
gè个
mù木
jiang匠
，
shǒu手
yì艺
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
。
Great-grandfather used to be a carpenter with excellent craftsmanship.