I remember reading somewhere that there are different names for the mother's father and mother than for the father's mother and father, but I never learned them. I can't find them anywhere, either. So how do I refer to my mother's parents, or even her grandparents? Same with my father's parents and grandparents. I've heard it isn't does quite the same anymore, but I've always been traditional about speaking Chinese.
2006-12-15 12:27:22 · 4 answers · asked by criticalcatalyst 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
father's parents are:
祖父 (zu3 fu4) -- grandfather
祖母 (zu3 mu3) -- grandmother
father's grandparents are:
曾祖父 (zeng1 zu3 fu4) -- great-grandfather
曾祖母 (zeng1 zu3 mu3) -- great-grandmother
mother's parents are:
外祖父 (wai4 zu3 fu4), or more commonly 外公 (wai4 gong1) -- grandfather
外祖母 (wai4 zu3 mu3), or more commonly 外婆 (wai4 puo2) -- grandmother
mother's grandparents are:
曾外祖父 (zeng1 wai4 zu3 fu4) -- great-grandfather
曾外祖母 (zeng1 wai4 zu3 mu3) -- great-grandmother
2006-12-16 04:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Singing River 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There ARE different names for different family members, and here they are
http://mihalko.net/mandarin/family.ppt
this website is really good, it has both the actual characters and the pingyin~
hope this helps~!!! if there are still things u want to know, do ask!!!
thanks for reading~
2006-12-16 00:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a good site to look at is http://www.kwanfamily.info/familytitles/familytitle.html
it goes from great great grandparents down to great great grandchildren.
I have used this myself.
2006-12-16 01:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by mike i 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-15 20:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by uri b 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋