Twang Posted January 3, 2009 at 07:33 AM Report Posted January 3, 2009 at 07:33 AM Hi, I need some help... My grandmother just passed away this afternoon. I want to write a letter to her (in Chinese) before the funeral. She is mom's mother. I know how to write "wai po" (外婆), but I always called her "a bu" in Mandarin since I was little, but I don't know how to write it. I think "a bu" also means "Grandmother," just in a different dialect. I could ask my mom (she's a Chinese school teacher), but it's just a really bad time right now. Thank you. Quote
stifler&巫 Posted January 3, 2009 at 12:16 PM Report Posted January 3, 2009 at 12:16 PM in my hometown's dialect , a bu = 奶奶或外婆(i'm from fujian province.) 你就写外婆或姥姥吧! Quote
skylee Posted January 3, 2009 at 01:15 PM Report Posted January 3, 2009 at 01:15 PM Looks like "a bu" = "阿婆". Quote
Lu Posted January 3, 2009 at 05:32 PM Report Posted January 3, 2009 at 05:32 PM Looks like Minnanese (spoken in Fujian and Taiwan, and elsewhere in SE Asia). I'm not sure about the characters (my guess would be 阿母, but that doesn't seem right), but you can write 外婆, that will be fine too and anyone will understand. Quote
gondarh Posted February 2, 2009 at 12:26 PM Report Posted February 2, 2009 at 12:26 PM "阿婆"means grandma (which you read it "a bu") and is both correct in Cantonese and minnanese. Quote
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