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grandfather meaning in Chinese

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grandfather [grandfathers] (grandfather (from either side))
noun
[UK: ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

外公 /wàigōng/noun

外祖父 /wàizǔfù/noun

爷爷 /yéye/noun

爺爺noun

祖父 /zǔfù/noun

great-grandfather (father of grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt.ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðə]
[US: ˈɡræn.ˌfɑː.ðər]

曾祖父 /zēngzǔfù/noun

great-great-grandfather (The father of someone's great-grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

高祖父 /gāozǔfù/noun

maternal grandfather (one's mother's father)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

外公 /wàigōng/noun

外祖父 /wàizǔfù/noun

paternal grandfather (one's father's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

爷爷 /yéye/noun

爺爺noun

祖父 /zǔfù/noun