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Loving Grandmother
Paternal (Southern China)
慈祥的祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China.
Loving Grandmother
Paternal (Northern China)
慈祥的奶奶 is “Loving Grandmother” in probably the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in northern China.
Loving Grandmother
Maternal (Northern China)
慈祥的姥姥 is “Loving Grandmother” in the common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Northern China.
Loving Grandmother
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
慈祥的外祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.
Loving Grandmother
Maternal (Southern China)
慈祥的外婆 is “Loving Grandmother” in a common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.
Dear Grandmother
Paternal (Southern China)
The most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.
Dear Grandmother
Maternal (Southern China)
親愛的外婆 is a common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.
Dear Grandmother
Paternal (Northern China)
親愛的奶奶 is probably the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.
Dear Grandmother
Maternal (Northern China)
親愛的姥姥 is the common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.
Dear Grandmother
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
亲爱的外祖母 is the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.
Grandma / Grandmother
This is a generic Japanese title for grandmother.
Note: This is an uncommon title for a wall scroll.
Honor for Ancestors
祖先崇拜 means “Appreciation and honor of your ancestors.”
This can refer to anyone from your grandparents and beyond.
The first two characters mean ancestors or forefathers.
The last two characters mean worship, adore/adoration, or admiration.
This is the kind of wall scroll that a filial son or daughter in China or Japan would hang to honor their ancestors who paved the way for the new generation.
Japanese use a slight variation on the last Kanji. If you want this specifically Japanese version, just click on the Kanji image to the right (instead of the button above). Note that Japanese people would easily be able to identify the original Chinese form of that Kanji anyway.
They also have a similar phrase in old Korean but the first two characters are reversed - just let me know if you want that version when you place your order.
Chan
Hokkien Surname
This is a Hokkien surname that is often romanized as Chan.
The meaning is great- (as in great-grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, etc.).
In some context, can mean already. In Japanese, this can be a surname that romanizes as Son.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的祖母 | cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de zu3 mu3 ci xiang de zu mu cixiangdezumu | tz`u hsiang te tsu mu tzuhsiangtetsumu tzu hsiang te tsu mu |
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| Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的奶奶 | cí xiáng de nǎi nai ci2 xiang2 de nai3 nai ci xiang de nai nai cixiangdenainai | tz`u hsiang te nai nai tzuhsiangtenainai tzu hsiang te nai nai |
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| Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的姥姥 | cí xiáng de lǎo lao ci2 xiang2 de lao3 lao ci xiang de lao lao cixiangdelaolao | tz`u hsiang te lao lao tzuhsiangtelaolao tzu hsiang te lao lao |
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| Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的外祖母 | cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 mu3 ci xiang de wai zu mu cixiangdewaizumu | tz`u hsiang te wai tsu mu tzuhsiangtewaitsumu tzu hsiang te wai tsu mu |
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| Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的外婆 | cí xiáng de wài pó ci2 xiang2 de wai4 po2 ci xiang de wai po cixiangdewaipo | tz`u hsiang te wai p`o tzuhsiangtewaipo tzu hsiang te wai po |
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| Dear Grandmother | 親愛的祖母 亲爱的祖母 | qín ài de zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3 qin ai de zu mu qinaidezumu | ch`in ai te tsu mu chinaitetsumu chin ai te tsu mu |
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| Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外婆 亲爱的外婆 | qín ài de wài pó qin2 ai4 de wai4 po2 qin ai de wai po qinaidewaipo | ch`in ai te wai p`o chinaitewaipo chin ai te wai po |
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| Dear Grandmother | 親愛的奶奶 亲爱的奶奶 | qín ài de nǎi nai qin2 ai4 de nai3 nai qin ai de nai nai qinaidenainai | ch`in ai te nai nai chinaitenainai chin ai te nai nai |
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| Dear Grandmother | 親愛的姥姥 亲爱的姥姥 | qín ài de lǎo lao qin2 ai4 de lao3 lao qin ai de lao lao qinaidelaolao | ch`in ai te lao lao chinaitelaolao chin ai te lao lao |
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| Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外祖母 亲爱的外祖母 | qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3 qin ai de wai zu mu qinaidewaizumu | ch`in ai te wai tsu mu chinaitewaitsumu chin ai te wai tsu mu |
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| Grandma Grandmother | 祖母 | so bo / sobo | ||
| Honor for Ancestors | 祖先崇拜 祖先崇拜 / 祖先崇拝 | so sen suu hai sosensuuhai so sen su hai | zǔ xiān chóng bài zu3 xian1 chong2 bai4 zu xian chong bai zuxianchongbai | tsu hsien ch`ung pai tsuhsienchungpai tsu hsien chung pai |
| Chan | 曾 | son | zēng / zeng1 / zeng | tseng |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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