外公 meaning and pronunciation

外公
Simplified/traditional word

外公 English definition

wài gōng

  • (coll.) mother's father
  • maternal grandfather

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  • 外 (wài): outside; in addition; foreign; external;
  • 公 (gōng): public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal);