# 姥爺
## Chinese
### Etymology

From 老爺／老爷 (lǎoyé).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎoye
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ je$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lau$^2$ ie$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoye
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoye̊
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-yeh$^5$
*** Yale: lǎu-ye
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.ie
*** Palladius: лаое (laoje)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ jɛ⁴/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$姥爺／姥爷 老爺／老爷
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ je$^4$
*** Yale: lóuh yèh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ je$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ yé$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ jɛː²¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^2$ ie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lau⁵³ ie¹¹/

### Noun

姥爺
* (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) maternal grandfather
* (Jin) great-uncle (maternal grandfather's brother)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 外祖, 外祖父, 外翁 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外祖父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外公, 阿公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姥爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 外公, 公公 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姥爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姥爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姥爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 姥爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 外爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 舅廈爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 姥爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外爺, 舅家爺, 舅爺, 外把 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 外爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 外爺爺, 外老爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 舅爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 外爸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 外爺爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 外爺爺, 姥爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 外爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 外爺爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外爺, 外公, 外祖父, 家公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 家公爹爹 non-face-to-face, 爹爹 face-to-face |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 外公 non-face-to-face, 公公 face-to-face |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 公, 爺爺, 阿公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 公公, 外公把把 Hui |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 公公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 外公爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 外爹爹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 家爹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿公, 公公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 姐公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 姐公 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 遠公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 祖公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 子公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 祖公 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 祖公 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿公, 外公 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 姊公, 阿公 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外公 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 外公, 公公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 阿公 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 阿公 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 外公, 外公老子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外阿公, 姐公, 外公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 小公 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 外公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 外公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 外公爹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 外阿公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 外子爹 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 公公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外公 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 外公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 外公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 外公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 外公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外阿公, 阿公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外阿公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 外公 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 姐公 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 姐公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外公 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 外公 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 外公, 公公 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 簡爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺啊 face-to-face |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Linhe | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Jining | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Baotou | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 姥爺 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 姥爺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 畬公, 外公, 公公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 畬公 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 公伯 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 婆公 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 外公 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 婆爹 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 外公 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 畬公, 公仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 外翁 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 外翁 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 娘翁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 外公 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外公, 阿公, 俺公 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 外公, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 外家公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 外公, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 外公 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 外公, 阿公, 公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 外公 non-face-to-face, 俺公 face-to-face, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿公, 外公 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 外家祖公, 公 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 外公 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 外家爸 non-face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face, 外爸 non-face-to-face, 阿爸 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿公 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 外頭公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 外頭公 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 外公 face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 阿公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外公, 外公爹爹, 外公老爹 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 外公, 公公 face-to-face |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外公, 外公阿爹, 阿爹 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 舅公 |
| Wu | Danyang | 公公 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 外公 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 外公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 外公爺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 外公, 公公 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外公 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 外公 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 外公 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 外公 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 外公 |

#### Derived terms

* 老姥爺／老姥爷