粵

外ngoi6婆po4

ngoi6 po4wài pó

English

  1. (coll.) mother's mother
  2. grandmother; mother's mother
  3. maternal grandmother

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 媽媽嘅媽媽

Examples

  • 这是我外婆的假牙。

    It's my grandmother's set of false teeth.

    Tatoeba · TinBreker CC BY

  • 我们担心着外公和外婆。

    We are worried about grandpa and grandma.

    Tatoeba · serendipity42 CC BY

  • 我外婆患有骨質疏鬆症。

    My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 有时候外婆比克格勃还危险。

    Sometimes, Grandma is more dangerous than the KGB.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 湯姆去波士頓陪外公外婆過聖誕節。

    Tom went to Boston to spend Christmas with his grandparents.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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