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Jan. 8th, 2021 18:03My Qi Hun grandpa headcanon is that he's Shi Guang's maternal grandpa.
OK So in standard Mandarin, yeye would be paternal grandpa. But! As my previous post on maternal grandma names attests, there's wide variation esp in family words both regionally and within families. SG's mom calls the grandpa directly as dad (ba), but that's common for FIL, so it's no evidence either way there, though we know that the mom is v close to the grandpa.
I'd think it would be less of a regional/family thing and more a Political Statement to call the maternal grandpa yeye, to indicate the greater authority and closeness of said grandpa. (This is also a Thing in some regions when calling unrelated old men -- using yeye would imply they have greater authority over you than if you used gonggong.) Of course, tragically dead dad, the grandpa therefore becomes close to the family in the absence of other relatives, probably is the simplest solution.
OK So in standard Mandarin, yeye would be paternal grandpa. But! As my previous post on maternal grandma names attests, there's wide variation esp in family words both regionally and within families. SG's mom calls the grandpa directly as dad (ba), but that's common for FIL, so it's no evidence either way there, though we know that the mom is v close to the grandpa.
I'd think it would be less of a regional/family thing and more a Political Statement to call the maternal grandpa yeye, to indicate the greater authority and closeness of said grandpa. (This is also a Thing in some regions when calling unrelated old men -- using yeye would imply they have greater authority over you than if you used gonggong.) Of course, tragically dead dad, the grandpa therefore becomes close to the family in the absence of other relatives, probably is the simplest solution.
