外公 (wàigōng) — maternal grandfather, mother's father

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞

外公 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)

外公＝外＋公

ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ · wàigōng

noun — maternal grandfather, mother's father

字源 FORM — what the parts do

外outside; the mother's side (外面)wài外 marks the maternal line — kin counted outside the father's surname

公an elder grandfather-figure (公公)gōng

外公，外面的外，公公的公。