媽媽 (maa1*4 maa1 | ma1 ma5) : mother; mom

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媽媽

maa1*4 maa1

ma1 ma5

mother; mama; mum; mom | Cant. also '老母'

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 3,740,000

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

媽媽 / 妈妈

This word has been viewed 5462 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 4th Aug 2004 08:40 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

媽 maa1 - ma; mama; mom; mother
媽 maa1 - ma; mama; mom; mother

3 compounds containing this word:

婆婆媽媽 - fussy; garrulous
未婚媽媽 - unmarried mothers
媽媽桑 - a brothel madame (pimp for prostitutes); mamasan (as a loanword)

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我媽媽在銀行上班國
My mum works at a bank.

媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易粵
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

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