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奶奶
  naai5*4 naai5*2   jyutping
  nai3 nai5   pinyin
[1] father's mother; paternal grandmother. [Syn.]嫲嫲 []阿嫲
[2] husband's mother (mother-in-law). [Syn]婆婆

noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
奶奶

This word has been viewed 4078 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 12th Sep 2005 23:00 and last edited on 12th Nov 2009 06:41
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Characters in this word:

 naai5  -  milk
 naai5  -  milk

7 compounds containing this word:

姑奶奶 - (informal) father's father's sister; great aunt
舅奶奶 - wife of father's maternal uncle
飲奶奶 - to receive lessons, study, learn (lit., "to drink milk")
太奶奶 - a great-grandmother
新奶奶 - the mother of the bridegroom
少奶奶 - young mistress of the house; young daughter-in law (also 少奶)
肥奶奶 - mocking term to refer to a fat older woman
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