母 (mou5) — origin; parent; mother in Cantonese
mouˏ₅母Mandarin Pinyin: mu3
Meaning of 母
nounorigin; parent; mother
nounfemale (animals or birds)
nounmother; female parent
nounfemale elders (in the clan or among relations)
Example Sentences with 母
我一見到我父母就好開心。
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。
My parents eat toast for breakfast.
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸laiˎ₄嚟laa˗₃喇
My mother-in-law is coming!
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸houˊ²好faanˎ₄煩
Mother-in-law is annoying.
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸houˊ²好ok˗₃惡
My mother-in-law is very fierce.
Words Containing 母
契父母kai3 fu6 mou5
godparents
複韻母fuk1 wan6 mou5
diphthong
母子平安mou5 zi2 ping4 on1
mother and child are safe and sound (usually after giving birth)
養母joeng5 mou5
foster mother
外祖母ngoi6 zou2 mou5
mother's mother; maternal grandmother | Direct address: 婆婆 /po4 po42/; 阿婆 | [粵]: 外婆
母國mou5 gwok3
mother country
酵母菌gaau3 mou5 kwan2
yeast
代母doi6 mou5
surrogate mother
以母語學習ji5 mou5 jyu5 hok6 zaap6
learning in the mother tongue
螺絲母lo4 si1 mou2
a nut (for a screw, bolt)
字母表zi6 mou5 biu2
alphabet (set of letters arranged in a particular order)
母校mou5 haau6
alma mater, the school, college, or university that one has attended | "Alma mater" means "kind mother" in Latin by the way.
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