媽媽 (maa4 maa1) — mother; mama; mum; mom | Cant. also '老母' in Cantonese
maaˎ₄媽maaˉ¹媽简 妈妈
Mandarin Pinyin: ma1 ma5
Meaning of 媽媽
nounmother; mama; mum; mom | Cant. also '老母'
Example Sentences with 媽媽
媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易
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
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.
ngoˏ₅我maaˉ¹媽maaˉ¹媽zoiˍ₆在nganˎ₄銀hongˎ₄行soengˏ₅上baanˉ¹班
My mum works at a bank.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日maˉ¹媽maaˉ¹媽sengˉ¹聲。
He/She is always complaining.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日maˉ¹媽maaˉ¹媽sengˉ¹聲。
Don't complain all the time.
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Words Containing 媽媽
媽媽桑maa4 maa1 song1
a brothel madame (pimp for prostitutes); mamasan (as a loanword)
媽媽聲maa1 maa1 seng1
(slang) sound of cursing / scolding people
未婚媽媽mei6 fan1 maa4 maa1
unmarried mothers
婆婆媽媽po4 po4 maa1 maa1
fussy; garrulous; effeminate; sentimental; old-womanish
媽媽生maa1 maa1 saang1
noun; procuress; procurer (woman)
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