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外王母
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Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàiwángmǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàiwángmǔ
- Wade–Giles: wai4-wang2-mu3
- Yale: wài-wáng-mǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waywangmuu
- Palladius: вайванму (vajvanmu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngoi6 wong4 mou5
- Yale: ngoih wòhng móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi6 wong4 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: ngoi6 wong4 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːi̯²² wɔːŋ²¹ mou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: ngwajH hjwang muwX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ʷˤa[t]-s ɢʷaŋ məʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋʷaːds ɢʷaŋ mɯʔ/
Noun
外王母
- maternal grandmother
- 母之考為外王父，母之妣為外王母。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Erya, 5th – 2nd century BCE
- Mǔ zhī kǎo wéi wàiwángfù, mǔ zhī bǐ wéi wàiwángmǔ. [Pinyin]
- The father of one’s mother is the maternal grandfather, and the mother of one’s mother is the maternal grandmother.
母之考为外王父，母之妣为外王母。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
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