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  mou5   jyutping
  mu3   pinyin
[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

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#80)

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

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This word has been viewed 10719 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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detail  fu6 mou5  fu4 mu3 = parents
detail  zi6 mou5  zi4 mu3 = letter; alphabet
detail  lou5 mou5*2   = mother; mom
detail  mou5 can1  mu3 qin1 = mother (formal)
detail  seoi2 mou5  shui3​ mu3 = jellyfish
detail  mou5 jyu5  mu3 yu3 = native language; mother tongue
detail  baak3 mou5*2  bo2 mu3 = wife of father's elder brother; aunt
detail  mou5 can1 zit3  mu3 qin1 jie2 = Mother's Day
detail  fu6 mou5 can1  fu4 mu3 qin1 = parents
detail  joeng5 fu6 mou5  yang3 fu4 mu3 = to support one's parents
See all 97 compounds (CantoDict reports 105 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 母
detail audio 見到父母開心
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
detail 父母早餐麵包
My parents eat toast for breakfast.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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