母 (mou5 | mu3) : mother; female

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母

mou5

mu3

[1] [n] mother; female parent
[2] [n] female elders (in the clan or among relations)
[3] [adj] female (animals or birds)
[4] [n] origin; parent; mother

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 毋 (#80)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

母

Don't confuse with:
每海毋

This word has been viewed 10802 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jun 2013 02:04

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父母 fu6 mou5 fu4 mu3 = parents

字母 zi6 mou5 zi4 mu3 = letter; alphabet

老母 lou5 mou5*2 = mother; mom 粵

母親 mou5 can1 mu3 qin1 = mother (formal)

水母 seoi2 mou5 shui3 mu3 = jellyfish

母語 mou5 jyu5 mu3 yu3 = native language; mother tongue

伯母 baak3 mou5*2 bo2 mu3 = wife of father's elder brother; aunt

母親節 mou5 can1 zit3 mu3 qin1 jie2 = Mother's Day

父母親 fu6 mou5 can1 fu4 mu3 qin1 = parents

養父母 joeng5 fu6 mou5 yang3 fu4 mu3 = to support one's parents

保母 bou2 mou5 = nanny; babysitter

母狗 mou5 gau2 mu3 gou3 = bitch, female dog

母道 mou5 dou6 mu3 dao4 = maternity 國

母校 mou5 haau6 mu3 xiao4 = alma mater, one's old school

妗母 kam5 mou5 = wife of maternal uncle 粵

舅母 kau5 mou5 jiu4 mu3 = aunt (mother's brother's wife)

祖母 zou2 mou5 zu3 mu3 = grandmother

教母 gaau3 mou5 jiao4 mu3 = godmother

母公司 mou5 gung1 si1 mu3 gong1 si1 = parent company / corporation / firm, mother company

外祖母 ngoi6 zou2 mou5 wai4 zu3 mu3 = mother's mother; maternal grandmother

分母 fan1 mou5 fen1 mu3 = denominator

繼母 gai3 mou5 ji4 mu3 = stepmother

航空母艦 hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6 hang2 kong1 mu3 jian4 = aircraft carrier

岳母 ngok6 mou5*2 yue4 mu3 = wife's mother, mother-in-law

阿母 aa3 mou5*2 = mamma

螺絲母 lo4 si1 mou5*2 = a nut (for a screw, bolt)

小寫字母 siu2 se2 zi6 mou5 xiao3 xie3 zi4 mu3 = lowercase (letters)

嬸母 sam2 mou5 shen3 mu3 = father's younger brother's wife; aunt

曾祖母 zang1 zou2 mou5 zeng1 zu3 mu3 = father's father's mother; paternal great grandmother

母系 mou5 hai6 mu3 xi4 = maternal

母國 mou5 gwok3 mou3 guo2 = mother country

母子垂直感染 mou5 zi2 seoi4 zik6 gam2 jim5 mu3 zi3 chui2 zhi2 gan3 ran3 = mother-to-infant transmission (common formation)

母板 mou5 baan2 mu3 ban3 = motherboard

母牛 mou5 ngau4 mu3 niu2 = cow

母羊 mou5 joeng4 mu3 yang2 = ewe

母船 mou5 syun4 mu3 chuan2 = mother ship

母雞 mou5 gai1 mu3 ji1 = hen

母馬 mou5 maa5 mu3 ma3 = mare

母音 mou5 jam1 mu3 yin1 = vowel

後母 hau6 mou5 hou4 mu3 = stepmother

伯叔祖母 baak3 suk1 zou2 mou5 bo2 shu1 zu3 mu3 = father's father's brother's wife; great aunt

酵母菌 gaau3 mou5 kwan2 xiao4 mu3 jun4 (Taiwan), jiao4 mu3 jun1 (PRC) = yeast

羅馬字母 lo4 maa5 zi6 mou5 luo2 ma2 zi4 mu3 = Roman letters; Roman alphabet

高祖母 gou1 zou2 mou5 gao1 zu3 mu3 = great great grandmother

以母語學習 ji5 mou5 jyu5 hok6 zaap6 = learning in the mother tongue

養母 joeng5 mou5 = foster mother

戀母 lyun2 mou5 lian4 mu3 = a mother fixation

母性 mou5 sing3 mu3 xing4 = maternal instincts

母豬 mou5 zyu1 = sow

聖母 sing3 mou5 = the Virgin Mary (lit., "holy mother")

母會 mou5 wui6*2 = old club

戀母狂 lyun2 mou5 kong4 = mother complex; oedipus complex; a mother fixation

姑母 gu1 mou5 gu1 mu3 = father's sister; paternal aunt

子母床 zi2 mou5*2 cong4 zi3 mou3 chuang2 = a bunk bed

子母電話 zi2 mou5*2 din6 waa6*2 zi3 mou3 dian4 hua4 = cordless phones with base station

子母扣 zi2 mou5*2 kau3 zi3 mou3 kou4 = snap fasteners, snap buckles

母乳 mou5 jyu5 mu3 ru3 = breast milk; breast feeding

拉丁字母 laai1 ding1 zi6 mou5 la1 ding1 zi4 mu3 = the Latin alphabet; the Roman alphabet

父母官 fu6 mou5 gun1 fu4 mu3 guan1 = official in charge; ranking official

再生父母 zoi3 sang1 fu6 mou5 zai4 sheng1 fu4 mu3 = one's great benefactor, one's second parent (said with gratitude of a person who has saved or spared one's life)

手語字母 sau2 jyu5 zi6 mou5 shou3 yu3 zi4 mu3 = finger alphabet (for the blind), manual alphabet (common formation)

外母 ngoi6 mou5*2 wai4 mu3 = mother-in-law; wife's mother 粵

寡母婆 gwaa2 mou5 po4*2 = a widow 粵

絲母 si1 mou5*2 = a nut (i.e., that which goes with a bolt)

生身父母 saang1 san1 fu6 mou5 sheng1 shen1 fu4 mu3 = one's own parents; biological parents

公筷母匙 gung1 faai3 mou5 si4 = common chopsticks and spoons (used as serving utensils)

雙重母音 soeng1 cung4 mou5 jam1 shuang1 chong2 mu3 yim1 = diphthong

失敗乃成功之母 sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 = success comes from failure

師母 si1 mou5 shi1 mu3 = teacher's wife; master's wife

音標字母 jam1 biu1 zi6 mou5 yin1 biao1 zi4 mu3 = a phonetic alphabet (common formation)

鴇母 bou2 mou5 = a madame (female pimp for prostitutes)

外母乸 ngoi6 mou5 naa2 = mother-in-law 粵

賢妻良母 jin4 cai1 loeng4 mou5 xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3 = virtuous wife and good mother

複韻母 fuk1 wan6 mou5 fu4 yun4 mu3 = diphthong

聖母峰 sing3 mou5 fung1 sheng4 mu3 feng1 = Mount Everest (calqued as the goddess peak)

子母廠 zi2 mou5 cong2 zi3 mu3 chang3 = parent and subsidiary factories

子母公司 zi2 mou5*2 gung1 si1 zi3 mou3 gong1 si1 = subsidiary and parent companies

字母詞 zi6 mou5 ci4 zi4 mu3 ci2 = alphabetic word / character

母女裝 mou5 neoi5*2 zong1 mu3 nv3 zhuang1 = mother and daughter (identical) out-fit (common formation)

契父母 kai3 fu6 mou5 qi4 fu4 mu3 = godparents

母儀天下 mou5 ji4 tin1 haa6 mu3 yi2 tian1 xia4 = be a motherly role-model for the nation (said of an empress)

母語教學 mou5 jyu5 gaau3 hok6 mou3 yu3 jiao4 xue2 = mother tongue teaching; native language instruction / education

代母 doi6 mou5 dai4 mu3 = surrogate mother

核子動力航空母艦 hat6 zi2 dung6 lik6 hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6 he2 zi5 dong4 li4 hang2 kong1 mu3 jian4 = nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

亡母 mong4 mou5 wang2 mu3 = deceased mother

母子平安 mou5 zi2 ping4 on1 mu3 zi3 ping2 an1 = mother and child are safe and sound (usually after giving birth)

為人母 wai4 jan4 mou5 wei2 ren2 mu3 = be a mother

母語使用者 mou5 jyu5 sai2 jung6 ze2 mu3 yu3 shi3 yong4 zhe3 = native speaker(s)

字母表 zi6 mou5 biu2 zi4 mu3 biao3 = alphabet

字母系統 zi6 mou5 hai6 tung2 zi4 mu3 xi4 tong3 = alphabet, alphabetic system

聲母 sing1 mou5 sheng1 mu3 = syllable onset; initial consonant

韻母 wan6 mou5 yun4 mu3 = final; rime

字母順序概率 zi6 mou5 seon6 zeoi6 koi3 leot6*2 zi4 mu3 shun4 xu4 gai4 lv4 = probability of letter sequences

希臘字母 hei1 lip6/laap6 zi6 mou5 xi1 la4 zi4 mu3 = Greek alphabet

核動力航空母艦 hat6 dung6 lik6 hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6 he2 dong4 li4 hang2 kong1 mu3 jian4 = nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

失敗是成功之母 sat1 baai6 si6 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 = "Failure is the mother of success" (proverb)

單韻母 daan1 wan6 mou5 dan1 yun4 mu3 = simple syllable rime

藏文字母 zong6 man4 zi6 mou5 zang4 wen2 zi4 mu3 = Tibetan writing

聖母教堂 sing3 mou5 gaau3 tong4 sheng4 mu3 jiao4 tang2 = Church of Our Lady; Frauenkirche

家母 gaa1 mou5 jia1 mu3 = my mother [polite]

醫者父母心 ji1 ze2 fu6 mou5 sam1 yi1 zhe3 fu4 mu3 xin1 = (of a medical practitioner) to have a heart like parents

Showing all 2 examples containing 母

我一見到我父母就好開心。粵
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。國
My parents eat toast for breakfast.

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