外祖母
ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ
“maternal grandmother; mother's mother”
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外
ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
祖
ㄗㄨˇ
Ancestor; forefather; grandparent; a temple for worshipping ancestors; founder; surname.
母
ㄇㄨˇ
Mother; female elder; origin or source; female (of animals); female (gender).
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 母親ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣmother; a female parent; one's mom
- 父母ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇfather and mother; parents
- 另外ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋin addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; separate; other; additional
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 意外ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋunexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap
- 此外ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋbesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore.
- 外界ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe outside world; external environment; people or things outside a particular group or area; outsiders; public opinion or commentary from those not directly involved.
- 海外ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋoverseas; abroad; in foreign countries
- 國外ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋoutside one's own country; abroad; overseas; foreign; external (affairs).
- 外交ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠdiplomacy; management of a country's relations with other nations; foreign affairs.
- 外面outside; the exterior; the outer surface; external appearance; the open air
- 外國ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊa country other than one's own; a foreign country; abroad; overseas