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How to address great-grandmother for Cantonese?


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Hi bros,

 

My grandmother I address her as "Ma Ma". So how

should my daughter address my grandmother.

 

Our dialect is Cantonese...

 

Also, my auntie I address her as "Gu Gu", wat should my

daughter call her?

 

Would greatly appreciate all help from bros out here!!!

Tks in advance!!!

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Lou ma? Gu gu is gu gu lor. How come you Cantonese come and ask? Your family members don't know meh?

 

U mind posting some thing useful?

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In Cantonese, great grandmother is Ah Tai.

 

Tks pal for the swift reply. Truly appreciate it!

Wishing u n family a happy CNY...

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Your gu gu should be her gu-po

 

Tks pal for your swift reply. Really appreciate the help

of bros here in MCF.

 

Here wishing u n your family a happy CNY!

 

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i dunno if its the same. my family is hokkien. my father's grandma , he call ah ma, i call ah zhuo... zhuo sound like sit in chinese. sorry for my han yu pin ying

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i dunno if its the same. my family is hokkien. my father's grandma , he call ah ma, i call ah zhuo... zhuo sound like sit in chinese. sorry for my han yu pin ying

Yup! For hokkien side (wife), great grandma is call ah zhuo.

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Hi bros,

 

My grandmother I address her as "Ma Ma". So how

should my daughter address my grandmother.

 

Our dialect is Cantonese...

 

Also, my auntie I address her as "Gu Gu", wat should my

daughter call her?

 

Would greatly appreciate all help from bros out here!!!

Tks in advance!!!

 

Try 老佛爷。lo fatt ye. She'll appreciate it. ^_^

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Ya, some Cantonese will use Tai po instead.

 

Yup, every year, 1st day of cny, my whole family have to visit a "suk tai Poh".. Until today, I still can't figure out the whole family tree of my grand mother but all I know she is the only elderly left whom my father have to pay respect to.

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