姆 (mou5 | mu3) : nursemaid

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姆

mou5

mu3

nursemaid; babysitter; housemaid; governess

Mainly used as a compound 保姆.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 女 (#38)

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

姆

This word has been viewed 4081 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Sep 2009 01:37

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褓姆 bou2 mou5 bao3 mu3 = nanny

蘭姆酒 laan4 mou5 zau2 = rum (a type of alcoholic drink)

哈姆立克急救法 haa1 mou5 lap6 hak1 gap1 gau3 faat3 ha1 mu3 li4 ke4 ji2 jiu4 fa3 = the Heimlich Maneuver

保姆車 bou2 mou5 ce1 = a nanny van (School Private Light Bus)

褓姆車 bou2 mou5 ce1 bao3 mu3 che1 = school private light bus

陪床保姆 pui4 cong4 bou2 mou5 pei2 chuang2 bao3 mu3 = a housekeeper who provides sexual services

姆囊炎 mou5 nong4 jim4 mu3 nang2 yan2 = bunion

克里姆林宮 hak1 lei5 mou5 lam4 gung1 = Kremlin

阿姆斯特丹 aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 daan1 e1 mu3 si1 te4 dan1 = Amsterdam

姆巴巴納 mou5 baa1 baa1 naap6 mu3 ba1 ba1 na4 = Mbabane
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Showing 1 example containing 姆

他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。國
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

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Decimal representation of this word: 姆
Unicode code for this character: U+59c6 (off-site link)

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