Usage of the character 姥
mǔ
姥
[姥]
- governess
- old woman
lǎo
姥
[姥]
- grandma (maternal)
lǎoniáng
姥娘
[姥娘]
- maternal grandmother (dialectal)
lǎoye
姥爷
[姥爺]
- maternal grandfather (dialectal)
lǎoshā
姥鲨
[姥鯊]
- basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
lǎolao
姥姥
[姥姥]
- (coll.) mother's mother
- maternal grandmother
lǎomǔ
老姥
[老姥]
- old lady
- (old woman's self-reference) I, me
yílǎolao
姨姥姥
[姨姥姥]
- mother's mother's sister
- great-aunt
gūlǎolao
姑姥姥
[姑姥姥]
- mother's father's sister (coll.)
- great aunt
Liúlǎolaojìn Dàguānyuán
刘姥姥进大观园
[劉姥姥進大觀園]
- Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens
- (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings