姥姥

• 병음: lǎo lao
• 한자 분석: 姥 = 女 (woman) + 老 (old/elderly); reduplication softens and warms the register

뜻

외할머니

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: family, daily life

어조: warm, affectionate

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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'

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

시대: Traditional

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal