ông ngoại
Pronunciation
Northern
/əwŋ˧˧ ŋwa̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/əwŋ˧˥ ŋwa̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/əwŋ˧˧ ŋwaːj˨˩˨/
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maternal grandfather
Noun
maternal grandfather
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
maternal grandfather Family & Friends
Family
This noun refers to the father of one's mother, known as the maternal grandfather.
vi Ông ngoại tôi thường kể chuyện ngày xưa cho tôi nghe.
en My maternal grandfather often tells me stories about the old days.
Parts
ông / ngoại / A compound of ông + ngoại …
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Parts
ông / ngoại / A compound of ông + ngoại …
OriginA compound of ông + ngoại
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
翁外
Candidates by syllable
ông
翁
ngoại
外
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
ông / ông ấy / ông hoàng / ông bầu …
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Similar
ông / ông ấy / ông hoàng / ông bầu …
Use
đàn ông / ông bà / ông xã / ông ba mươi …
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Use
đàn ông / ông bà / ông xã / ông ba mươi …