Chinese

媽媽

māma
mum (mom); mama
  • TOCFL 1
  • 馬麻
  • 妈妈
  • 马麻

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  • characterChinese媽 “mom; mum: an affectionate term for a mother”
    • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • soundChinese馬 “horse (Classifier: 匹 m c; 隻／只 m c h mn; 條／条 h)”

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