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| 媽 | |
maa1
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[1] one's mother; mother; mama, mum [2] [n] woman servant Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: 女 (#38)
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| 媽 / 妈 | |
| This character was last edited on 4th Jul 2008 | |
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媽媽
maa1*4 maa1 = mother; mom
姑媽
gu1 maa1 = aunt (father's older sister)粵
媽咪
maa1 mai1 mi4 / mai1 mi1 = mummy; mommy粵
大媽
daai6 maa1 = father's elder brother's wife, "aunty"
姨媽
ji4 maa1 = (informal) mother's sister; maternal aunt
奶媽
naai5 maa1 = amah, ayah, nannie, wet nurse
老媽子
lou5 maa1 zi2 = maidservant or amah; mother
契媽
kai3 maa1 = god-mother; an adoptive mother
媽姐
maa2 ze2 = maidservant , amah
阿媽
aa3 maa1 = mammaSee all 24 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 媽
個仔成日去賭錢，做亞媽嘅都好激氣 粵
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As a mother, she is very upset with her son gambling.
媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易 粵
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It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 媽
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