外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 流利級 · Level 5
- mother's mother
- maternal grandmother
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外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
祖
- 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zou2 cyun4 passed on from ancestors
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
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- 祖父 zǔ fù ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zou2 fu6 father's father
- 祖籍 zǔ jí ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ zou2 zik6 ancestral hometown
- 外祖父 wài zǔ fù ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ngoi6 zou2 fu6 maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- 佛祖 Fó zǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ fat6 zou2 Buddha
- 先祖 xiān zǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˇ sin1 zou2 (literary) my deceased grandfather
- 叔祖 shū zǔ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ suk1 zou2 grandfather's younger brother
- 太祖 tài zǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ taai3 zou2 Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 家祖 jiā zǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˇ gaa1 zou2 (polite) my paternal grandfather
- 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ si1 zou2 teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)
- 彭祖 Péng Zǔ ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ paang4 zou2 Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
- 曾祖 zēng zǔ ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ zang1 zou2 great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 正祖 Zhèng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇ zing3 zou2 Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
- 祖上 zǔ shàng ㄗㄨˇ ㄕㄤˋ zou2 soeng5 ancestors; forebears
母
- 伯母 bó mǔ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ baak3 mou5 wife of father's elder brother
- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 岳母 yuè mǔ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄨˇ ngok6 mou2 wife's mother, mother-in-law
- 师母 師母 shī mǔ ㄕ ㄇㄨˇ si1 mou5 term of respect for a teacher's wife
- 母女 mǔ nǚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ mou5 neoi5 mother and daughter
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- 母子 mǔ zǐ ㄇㄨˇ ㄗˇ mou5 zi2 mother and child
- 母亲 母親 mǔ qīn ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ mou5 can1 mother
- 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ ㄇㄨˇ ㄩˇ mou5 jyu5 native language
- 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ mou5 gai1 hen
- 父母 fù mǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ fu6 mou5 father and mother; parents
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
- 继母 繼母 jì mǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ gai3 mou5 stepmother
- 丈母 zhàng mǔ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˇ zoeng6 mou5 wife's mother; mother-in-law
- 世母 shì mǔ ㄕˋ ㄇㄨˇ sai3 mou5 wife of father's elder brother (old)
- 乳母 rǔ mǔ ㄖㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ jyu5 mou5 wet nurse
- 亡母 wáng mǔ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄨˇ mong4 mou5 deceased mother
- 人母 rén mǔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄨˇ jan4 mou5 mother (as a social role)
- 代母 dài mǔ ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄨˇ doi6 mou5 godmother
- 保母 bǎo mǔ ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ bou2 mou5 variant of 保姆
- 先母 xiān mǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄨˇ sin1 mou5 (literary) my late mother
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
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- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
- 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ fu6 zi1 dou6 ngoi6 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)