great-grandmother (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
great-grandmother (paternal)
dialectUsed in dialects to refer specifically to the paternal great-grandmother (father's father's mother). Distinct from standard Mandarin 曾祖母. Also used affectionately for elderly women in some regions.
Wǒ我
de的
tài太
pó婆
yǐ已
jīng经
yī一
bǎi百
suì岁
le了
。
My great-grandmother is already one hundred years old.
Tài太
pó婆
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
hěn很
duō多
yǐ以
qián前
de的
gù故
shi事
。
Great-grandmother told me many stories about the old days.
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Měi每
nián年
chūn春
jié节
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
yào要
qù去
xiāng乡
xià下
kàn看
wàng望
tài太
pó婆
。
Every Spring Festival we go to the countryside to visit great-grandmother.