| Variety
| Location
| Words |
| Classical Chinese |
外祖, 外祖父, 外翁 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
外祖父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
姥爺 |
| Taiwan |
外公, 阿公 |
| Ulanhot |
姥爺 |
| Tongliao |
姥爺 |
| Chifeng |
姥爺 |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) |
姥爺 |
| Harbin |
姥爺 |
| Shenyang |
姥爺 |
| Singapore |
外公, 公公 |
| Jilu Mandarin |
Tianjin |
姥爺 |
| Jinan |
姥爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Yantai (Muping) |
姥爺 |
| Qingdao |
姥爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin |
Luoyang |
外爺 |
| Wanrong |
舅廈爺 |
| Zhengzhou |
姥爺 |
| Xi'an |
外爺, 舅家爺, 舅爺, 外把 Hui |
| Xining |
外爺 |
| Xuzhou |
外爺爺, 外老爺 |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) |
舅爺 |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) |
外爸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin |
Yinchuan |
外爺爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Bayanhot |
外爺爺, 姥爺 |
| Lanzhou |
外爺 non-face-to-face, 爺爺 face-to-face |
| Ürümqi |
外爺爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
外爺, 外公, 外祖父, 家公 |
| Wuhan |
家公爹爹 non-face-to-face, 爹爹 face-to-face |
| Guiyang |
外公 non-face-to-face, 公公 face-to-face |
| Kunming |
公公 |
| Liuzhou |
公, 爺爺, 阿公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin |
Nanjing |
公公, 外公把把 Hui |
| Yangzhou |
公公 |
| Nantong |
外公爹爹 |
| Hefei |
外爹爹 |
| Huanggang |
家爹 |
| Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Hong Kong |
阿公, 公公 |
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) |
阿公 |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) |
外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) |
姐公 |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) |
姐公 |
| Macau |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Huangpu) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) |
外公 |
| Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) |
阿公 |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) |
遠公 |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) |
阿公 |
| Foshan |
阿公 |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) |
阿公 |
| Foshan (Shunde) |
阿公 |
| Foshan (Sanshui) |
阿公 |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) |
外公 |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) |
阿公 |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) |
外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) |
祖公 |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) |
子公 |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) |
祖公 |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) |
祖公 |
| Taishan |
阿公 |
| Kaiping (Chikan) |
阿公 |
| Enping (Niujiang) |
阿公 |
| Heshan (Yayao) |
外公 non-face-to-face, 阿公 face-to-face |
| Dongguan |
阿公 |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) |
阿公 |
| Shaoguan |
阿公, 外公 |
| Yunfu |
阿公 |
| Yangjiang |
外公 |
| Xinyi |
外公 |
| Lianjiang |
姊公, 阿公 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) |
外公 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) |
外公, 公公 |
| Gan |
Nanchang |
阿公 |
| Lichuan |
阿公 |
| Pingxiang |
外公, 外公老子 |
| Hakka |
Meixian |
外阿公, 姐公, 外公 |
| Xingning |
姐公 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) |
姐公 |
| Huidong (Daling) |
姐公 |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) |
姐公 |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) |
姐公 |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) |
姐公 |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) |
姐公 |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) |
姐公 |
| Wuhua (Changbu) |
姐公 |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) |
姐公 |
| Wuhua (Meilin) |
姐公 |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) |
姐公 |
| Wengyuan |
姐公 |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) |
姐公 |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) |
小公 |
| Liannan |
姐公 |
| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) |
姐公 |
| Jiexi |
姐公 |
| Luhe |
姐公 |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) |
外公 |
| Changting |
外公爹 |
| Wuping |
外公爹 |
| Wuping (Yanqian) |
外公爹 |
| Wuping (Pingyu) |
外阿公 |
| Liancheng |
外子爹 |
| Ninghua |
公公 |
| Yudu |
外公 |
| Ningdu |
外公 |
| Ruijin |
外公 |
| Shicheng |
外公 |
| Shangyou (Shexi) |
外公 |
| Tonggu (Sandu) |
外公 |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) |
外公 |
| Dayu |
外公 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
姐公 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
外阿公, 阿公 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
姐公 |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
外阿公 |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
姐公 |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
外公 |
| Hong Kong |
姐公 |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) |
姐公 |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) |
姐公 |
| Xinyi (Sihe) |
姐公 |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) |
姐公 |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) |
外公 |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) |
外公 |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) |
姐公 |
| Mengshan (Xihe) |
姐公 |
| Luchuan |
姐公 |
| Sabah (Longchuan) |
姐公 |
| Senai (Huiyang) |
姐公 |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) |
姐公 |
| Singkawang |
姐公 |
| Singapore (Dabu) |
姐公 |
| Huizhou |
Jixi |
外公 |
| Shexian |
外公 |
| Huangshan (Tunxi) |
外公, 公公 |
| Jin |
Taiyuan |
姥爺 |
| Pingyao |
簡爺 |
| Xinzhou |
姥爺 non-face-to-face, 姥爺啊 face-to-face |
| Taibus (Baochang) |
姥爺 |
| Linhe |
姥爺 |
| Jining |
姥爺 |
| Hohhot |
姥爺 |
| Baotou |
姥爺 |
| Dongsheng |
姥爺 |
| Haibowan |
姥爺 |
| Northern Min |
Jian'ou |
畬公, 外公, 公公 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) |
畬公 |
| Songxi |
公伯 |
| Zhenghe |
婆公 |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) |
外公 |
| Jianyang |
婆爹 |
| Wuyishan |
外公 |
| Pucheng (Shibei) |
畬公, 公仔 |
| Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
外公 |
| Fuzhou (Changle) |
外公 |
| Fuqing |
外公 |
| Yongtai |
外公 |
| Gutian |
外公 |
| Fu'an |
外公 |
| Ningde |
外翁 |
| Shouning |
外翁 |
| Zhouning |
娘翁 |
| Fuding |
外公 |
| Matsu |
外公 |
| Southern Min |
Xiamen |
外公, 阿公, 俺公 |
| Quanzhou |
外公, 阿公 |
| Jinjiang |
外家公 |
| Zhangzhou |
外公, 阿公 |
| Taipei |
外公 |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) |
外公 |
| Kaohsiung |
外公 |
| Yilan |
外公 |
| Changhua (Lukang) |
外公 |
| Taichung |
外公 |
| Tainan |
外公 |
| Hsinchu |
外公 |
| Kinmen |
外公 |
| Penghu (Magong) |
外公 |
| Penang (Hokkien) |
外公, 阿公, 公 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) |
外公 non-face-to-face, 俺公 face-to-face, 阿公 |
| Manila (Hokkien) |
外公 |
| Chaozhou |
外公 |
| Shantou |
外公 |
| Haifeng |
外公 |
| Bangkok (Teochew) |
外公 |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) |
外公 |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) |
外公 |
| Singapore (Teochew) |
阿公, 外公 |
| Batam (Teochew) |
外公 |
| Leizhou |
外家祖公, 公 |
| Wenchang |
外公 |
| Haikou |
外家爸 non-face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face, 外爸 non-face-to-face, 阿爸 face-to-face |
| Singapore (Hainanese) |
阿公 |
| Puxian Min |
Putian |
外頭公 |
| Xianyou |
外頭公 |
| Zhongshan Min |
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) |
外公 face-to-face, 外家公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua |
Nanning (Tingzi) |
阿公 |
| Wu |
Shanghai |
外公, 外公爹爹, 外公老爹 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) |
外公, 公公 face-to-face |
| Suzhou |
外公, 外公阿爹, 阿爹 |
| Wuxi |
舅公 |
| Danyang |
公公 |
| Hangzhou |
外公 |
| Ningbo |
外公 |
| Wenzhou |
外公爺 |
| Jinhua |
外公, 公公 |
| Xiang |
Changsha |
外公 |
| Xiangtan |
外公 |
| Loudi |
外公 |
| Shuangfeng |
外公 |
| Hengyang |
外公 |