外祖父
“maternal grandfather; one's mother's father.”
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外
ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
祖
ㄗㄨˇ
Ancestor; forefather; grandparent; a temple for worshipping ancestors; founder; surname.
父
ㄈㄨˋ
Father; male parent; term of respect for an elder male relative on the father's side; archaic term for a man.