姥姥

• ピンイン: lǎo lao
• 漢字の分解: 姥 = 女 (woman) + 老 (old/elderly); reduplication softens and warms the register

意味

母方の祖母（主に北方での言い方）

Used primarily in northern China (especially northeastern dialect and Beijing speech) for maternal grandmother. Southern and standard Chinese more commonly use 外婆. A warm, affectionate term used in everyday family contexts.

例文

1. 每个暑假，她都会去姥姥家住上整整一个月。
2. 姥姥亲手包的饺子，是我记忆中最难忘的味道。
3. 他从小和姥姥一起长大，对她感情极为深厚。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, daily life

トーン: warm, affectionate

正しい言い方

• 我姥姥今年八十岁了，身体还很硬朗。(My maternal grandmother is eighty years old this year and still very healthy.)
• 姥姥在厨房忙着给我们做饭。(Grandma is busy cooking for us in the kitchen.)

避ける言い方

• 用姥姥指代父方祖母 — 姥姥专指母亲的母亲，父方祖母应称'奶奶'

起源と歴史

姥 (dialectal: elderly woman/maternal grandmother) — reduplication for affectionate register

文化的背景

時代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal