姥
mǔ
Pinyin
Definition
姥
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- governess
- old woman
姥
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- grandma (maternal)
Character Decomposition
Sample Sentences
你才是“刘姥姥”呢！就从这边走吧。你看，那就是宝玉住的地方！
Look who's talking! You're actually “Grandma Liu！” Let's start from here. Look, that's where Baoyu lives.
看你激动的，跟“刘姥姥进大观园”一个样！
Look how excited you are. You're like "Grandma Liu entering the Prospect Garden."
听说吃西餐要讲究什么顺序，别我到了那儿，像刘姥姥进大观园一样，让别人笑话。
I have heard that when you are eating western food you need to pay attention to the order. I don't want to get there and be like Grandma Liu, who was laughed at in the Grand View Garden.
哈哈，高大上您也知道啊。姥姥你可真是潮人啊。没事，咱不差钱，吃得起。
Haha. You know the saying "high end,luxury and classy" too. Grandma, you are so hip. It's no problem. We are not short of money. We can afford to eat there.
姥姥，瞧您说的，那是刀叉，没你想得那么夸张。
Grandma, think about what you said. It's a knife and fork. It's not as over the top as what you think.
姥姥，您难得进城，我带你去西餐厅吃西餐。
Grandma, you rarely go into the city. I will take you to a Western restaurant to eat Western-style food.
北方要叫：姥爷、姥姥。
In the North, they'll be called: lǎoye and lǎolao.
妈妈的妈妈，叫外婆。北方也叫姥姥。
Our mother's mother we call "wai po." In the north you can also say "lao lao."
妈妈的爸爸，我们叫外公。北方也叫姥爷。
We call our mother's father "wai gong." In the north you can also say "lao ye."