Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"mammaw" and "pappaw"
Chinese translation:
Nana and Yaya (阿妈 and 阿公)
Added to glossary by
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Jun 2, 2004 08:31
19 yrs ago
English term
Works in: English to Chinese
"mammaw" and "pappaw"
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
"mammaw" and "pappaw"
如何用中文恰当体现这两个昵称？
如何用中文恰当体现这两个昵称？
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +2 | 娘 and 爹 |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 3 +3 | 妈妈 和 爸爸 |
surinder kumar
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Proposed translations
+2
31 mins
English term (edited):
mammaw and pappaw
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娘 and 爹
娘 and 爹 would be appropriate.
妈 and 爸 are somehow common.
Anyway, it depends upon the context.
It is in a poem, you need to adjust the metric with repetition or another technique.
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Note added at 16 hrs 56 mins (2004-06-03 01:27:17 GMT)
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I see. So, for grandparients the names would be 奶奶 and 爷爷.
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Note added at 17 hrs 32 mins (2004-06-03 02:03:35 GMT)
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In Taiwan, the babies would pronouce them as Nana and Yaya.
Or for the local families, Ama (阿妈) and Agong (阿公).
妈 and 爸 are somehow common.
Anyway, it depends upon the context.
It is in a poem, you need to adjust the metric with repetition or another technique.
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Note added at 16 hrs 56 mins (2004-06-03 01:27:17 GMT)
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I see. So, for grandparients the names would be 奶奶 and 爷爷.
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Note added at 17 hrs 32 mins (2004-06-03 02:03:35 GMT)
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In Taiwan, the babies would pronouce them as Nana and Yaya.
Or for the local families, Ama (阿妈) and Agong (阿公).
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+3
14 mins
surinder kumar
India
India
Native in English
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Chinese
India
Chinese Trnslation Services in India
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Hindi to Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese, and 3 more.
English term (edited):
Mamaaw and pappaw
妈妈 和 爸爸
妈妈 和 爸爸
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
matias
: one of the possibilities
31 mins
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| agree |
Edward LIU
1 hr
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| agree |
Chinoise
6 hrs
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