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老媽子

lou5 maa1 zi2

[1] Term of address for maidservant or amah
[2] Affectionate term for mother

The "Mother" definition may only apply to Hong Kong Cantonese and Malaysian Cantonese speakers

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

老媽子

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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老 lou5 lao3 - old, venerable
媽 maa1 ma1 mu3 {ma5} - mother; mum
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring

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