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Characters	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
媽妈 see styles	mā ma1 ma bo	More info & calligraphy: Mama / Mother / Mommy ma; mom; mother Nurse, mother.
慈 see styles	cí ci2 tz`u tzu yoshimi よしみ	More info & calligraphy: Mercy / Compassion / Love compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane (personal name) Yoshimi Affection (as that of a mother), mercy, compassion, tenderness; mother.
母 see styles	mǔ mu3 mu haha(p); hawa(ok); kaka(ok); omo(ok); iroha(ok); amo(ok) はは(P); はわ(ok); かか(ok); おも(ok); いろは(ok); あも(ok)	More info & calligraphy: Mother mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female (humble language) (かか was used by children) (See 父) mother mātṛ, a mother.
ママ see styles	mama ママ	More info & calligraphy: Momna (1) (familiar language) mom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma; (2) female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
慈母 see styles	cí mǔ ci2 mu3 tz`u mu tzu mu jibo じぼ	More info & calligraphy: Loving Mother warm, caring mother affectionate mother
母女 see styles	mǔ nǚ mu3 nu:3 mu nü	More info & calligraphy: Mother and Daughter mother and daughter; mother-daughter
母娘 see styles	oyako; hahako おやこ; ははこ	More info & calligraphy: Mother and Daughter mother and daughter
母子 see styles	mǔ zǐ mu3 zi3 mu tzu boshi(p); hahako; oyako ぼし(P); ははこ; おやこ	More info & calligraphy: Mother and Son mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest mother and child; (place-name) Moushi
祖母 see styles	zǔ mǔ zu3 mu3 tsu mu sobo(p); baba; ooba; oba; uba そぼ(P); ばば; おおば; おば; うば	More info & calligraphy: Grandma / Grandmother father's mother; paternal grandmother grandmother
聖母圣母 see styles	shèng mǔ sheng4 mu3 sheng mu seibo / sebo せいぼ	More info & calligraphy: Holy Mother / Saint Mary goddess (1) mother of a holy person; (2) {Christn} Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady; (female given name) Maria
大自然 see styles	dà zì rán da4 zi4 ran2 ta tzu jan daishizen だいしぜん	More info & calligraphy: Mother Nature nature (the natural world) nature; Mother Nature
失敗は成功の母 see styles	shippaihaseikounohaha / shippaihasekonohaha しっぱいはせいこうのはは	More info & calligraphy: Failure is the Mother of Success (expression) (proverb) (See 失敗は成功のもと・しっぱいはせいこうのもと) failure is the mother of success
失敗是成功之母失败是成功之母 see styles	shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 shih pai shih ch`eng kung chih mu shih pai shih cheng kung chih mu	More info & calligraphy: Failure is the Mother of Success Failure is the mother of success.
姑 see styles	gū gu1 ku shuutome(p); shuuto; shiutome; shiitome(ok) / shutome(p); shuto; shiutome; shitome(ok) しゅうとめ(P); しゅうと; しうとめ; しいとめ(ok)	姑 Custom Scroll paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) (See 舅) mother-in-law; (personal name) Sachimi Paternal aunt, husband's sister, a nun; to tolerate; however; leave.
丈母 see styles	zhàng mǔ zhang4 mu3 chang mu joubo / jobo じょうぼ	丈母 Custom Scroll wife's mother; mother-in-law (See しゅうとめ) wife's mother; mother-in-law
亡母 see styles	wáng mǔ wang2 mu3 wang mu boubo / bobo ぼうぼ	亡母 Custom Scroll deceased mother (See 亡父) deceased mother; late mother
代母 see styles	dài mǔ dai4 mu3 tai mu daibo だいぼ	代母 Custom Scroll godmother; surrogate mother godmother
令堂 see styles	lìng táng ling4 tang2 ling t`ang ling tang reidou / redo れいどう	令堂 Custom Scroll (honorific) your mother (polite language) home; mother
先妣 see styles	xiān bǐ xian1 bi3 hsien pi senpi せんぴ	先妣 Custom Scroll (literary) my late mother (form) (See 先考) (one's) late mother
尊堂 see styles	zūn táng zun1 tang2 tsun t`ang tsun tang sondou / sondo そんどう	尊堂 Custom Scroll (honorific) your mother (pronoun) your family; your mother
岳母 see styles	yuè mǔ yue4 mu3 yüeh mu gakubo がくぼ	岳母 Custom Scroll wife's mother, mother-in-law (See しゅうとめ) wife's mother; mother-in-law
母船 see styles	mǔ chuán mu3 chuan2 mu ch`uan mu chuan bosen ぼせん	母船 Custom Scroll mother ship depot ship; mother ship
母親母亲 see styles	mǔ qīn mu3 qin1 mu ch`in mu chin hahaoya ははおや	母親 Custom Scroll mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個\|个[ge4] mother mother
母語母语 see styles	mǔ yǔ mu3 yu3 mu yü bogo ぼご	母語 Custom Scroll native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language (1) mother tongue; native language; (2) {ling} (See 祖語・そご) protolanguage; parent language
父母 see styles	fù mǔ fu4 mu3 fu mu fubo(p); chichihaha; tetehaha(ok); kazoiroha(ok); bumo(ok); kazoiro(ok) ふぼ(P); ちちはは; ててはは(ok); かぞいろは(ok); ぶも(ok); かぞいろ(ok)	父母 Custom Scroll father and mother; parents father and mother; parents; (surname) Fubo pitṛ-mātṛ, father and mother, parents; 無明 ignorance is referred to as father, and 貪愛 desire, or concupiscence, as mother, the two— ignorance and concupiscence— being the parents of all delusion and karma. Samādhi is also referred to as father, and praj na (wisdom) as mother, the parents of all knowledge and virtue. In the vast interchanges of rebirth all have been or are my parents, therefore all males are my father and all females my mother: 一切男女我父母 see 心地觀經 2.
生母 see styles	shēng mǔ sheng1 mu3 sheng mu seibo / sebo せいぼ	生母 Custom Scroll natural mother; birth mother one's birth mother; one's biological mother; (place-name) Seibo
異母异母 see styles	yì mǔ yi4 mu3 i mu ibo いぼ	異母 Custom Scroll (of siblings) having the same father but different mothers (See 同母) different mother
義母义母 see styles	yì mǔ yi4 mu3 i mu gibo ぎぼ	義母 Custom Scroll adoptive mother (1) mother-in-law; (2) foster mother; (3) step mother
萱堂 see styles	xuān táng xuan1 tang2 hsüan t`ang hsüan tang kendou / kendo けんどう	萱堂 Custom Scroll mother (honorific designation) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (See ははうえ) mother; (surname) Kayadou
養母养母 see styles	yǎng mǔ yang3 mu3 yang mu youbo / yobo ようぼ	養母 Custom Scroll foster mother; adoptive mother foster mother; adoptive mother; (place-name, surname) Yōbo midwife
外祖母 see styles	wài zǔ mǔ wai4 zu3 mu3 wai tsu mu gaisobo がいそぼ	外祖母 Custom Scroll mother's mother; maternal grandmother maternal grandmother
曾祖母 see styles	zēng zǔ mǔ zeng1 zu3 mu3 tseng tsu mu hiooba ひばば hiibaba / hibaba ひおおば sousobo / sosobo ひいばば	曾祖母 Custom Scroll father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother great-grandmother; great-grandma
母細胞母细胞 see styles	mǔ xì bāo mu3 xi4 bao1 mu hsi pao bosaibou / bosaibo ぼさいぼう	母細胞 Custom Scroll (biology) mother cell; matricyte {biol} mother cell; metrocyte
西王母 see styles	xī wáng mǔ xi1 wang2 mu3 hsi wang mu seioubo / seobo せいおうぼ	西王母 Custom Scroll Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality; popularly known as 王母娘娘 Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
妗 see styles	jìn jin4 chin	妗 Custom Scroll wife of mother's brother
妣 see styles	bǐ bi3 pi	妣 Custom Scroll deceased mother
姨 see styles	yí yi2 i	姨 Custom Scroll mother's sister; aunt
娘 see styles	niáng niang2 niang musume(p); ko むすめ(P); こ	娘 Custom Scroll mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate (1) daughter; (2) girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman) Lady, wife, mother, aunt.
娭 see styles	āi ai1 ai	娭 Custom Scroll see 娭姐[ai1 jie3], father's mother; granny (dialect); respectful form of address for older lady
婆 see styles	pó po2 p`o po baba; baba ばば; ババ	婆 Custom Scroll (bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) (1) (kana only) old woman; (2) (kana only) {cards} (See ババ抜き・1) joker (in old maid); (personal name) Baba A dame, mother, wife, granny, crone ; translit. pa, ba, va, pha, bha, and similar labial sounds.
嬭奶 see styles	nǎi nai3 nai	嬭 Custom Scroll mother; variant of 奶[nai3]
恃 see styles	shì shi4 shih ji	恃 Custom Scroll (bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother to depend on
毑 see styles	jiě jie3 chieh	毑 Custom Scroll mother
獍 see styles	jìng jing4 ching	獍 Custom Scroll a mythical animal that eats its mother
珧 see styles	yáo yao2 yao	珧 Custom Scroll mother-of-pearl
瑤瑶 see styles	yáo yao2 yao you / yo よう	瑤 Custom Scroll jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific (female given name) Yō Jasper (green), green crystal.
お母 see styles	ofukuro おふくろ	お母 Custom Scroll (irregular kanji usage) (colloquialism) (kana only) one's mother
お袋 see styles	ofukuro おふくろ	お袋 Custom Scroll (colloquialism) (kana only) one's mother
一腹 see styles	ippuku いっぷく	一腹 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) being born of the same mother
七逆 see styles	qī nì qi1 ni4 ch`i ni chi ni shichigyaku	七逆 Custom Scroll (七逆罪) The seven rebellious acts, or deadly sins — shedding a Buddha's blood, killing father, mother, monk, teacher, subverting or disrupting monks, killing an arhat. V. 梵綱經下.
三族 see styles	sān zú san1 zu2 san tsu sanzoku さんぞく	三族 Custom Scroll (old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's) three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)
乳母 see styles	rǔ mǔ ru3 mu3 ju mu uba; menoto; onba; nyuubo; chiuba; chiomo; chimo; nyuumo; mama / uba; menoto; onba; nyubo; chiuba; chiomo; chimo; nyumo; mama うば; めのと; おんば; にゅうぼ; ちうば; ちおも; ちも; にゅうも; まま	乳母 Custom Scroll wet nurse wet nurse; nursing mother; (surname) Uba wet nurse
乾娘干娘 see styles	gān niáng gan1 niang2 kan niang	乾娘 Custom Scroll adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
乾媽干妈 see styles	gān mā gan1 ma1 kan ma	乾媽 Custom Scroll adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
二老 see styles	èr lǎo er4 lao3 erh lao	二老 Custom Scroll mother and father; parents
五逆 see styles	wǔ nì wu3 ni4 wu ni gogyaku ごぎゃく	五逆 Custom Scroll (1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.
人母 see styles	rén mǔ ren2 mu3 jen mu hitobo ひとぼ	人母 Custom Scroll mother (as a social role) (place-name, surname) Hitobo
代孕 see styles	dài yùn dai4 yun4 tai yün	代孕 Custom Scroll to serve as a surrogate mother; surrogacy
令慈 see styles	lìng cí ling4 ci2 ling tz`u ling tzu	令慈 Custom Scroll Your esteemed mother (honorific)
伯母 see styles	bó mǔ bo2 mu3 po mu uba うば	伯母 Custom Scroll wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個\|个[ge4] aunt; (surname) Uba
佛母 see styles	fó mǔ fo2 mu3 fo mu butsubo	佛母 Custom Scroll (1) The mother of the Buddha, Mahāmāyā, 摩耶 Māyā, or Mātṛkā. (2) His aunt who was his foster-mother. (3) The Dharma or Law which produced him. (4) The prajñā-pāramitā, mother or begetter of all Buddhas. (5) Other "Buddha-mothers", e.g. 准提佛母; 孔雀佛母, etc. Cf. 佛眼.
先慈 see styles	xiān cí xian1 ci2 hsien tz`u hsien tzu	先慈 Custom Scroll (literary) my late mother
入胎 see styles	rù tāi ru4 tai1 ju t`ai ju tai nittai	入胎 Custom Scroll to enter a mother's womb
六親六亲 see styles	liù qīn liu4 qin1 liu ch`in liu chin rokushin ろくしん	六親 Custom Scroll six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]; one's kin the six blood relations The six immediate relations— father and mother, wife and child, elder and younger brothers.
助產助产 see styles	zhù chǎn zhu4 chan3 chu ch`an chu chan	助產 Custom Scroll to help a mother give birth
北堂 see styles	hokudou / hokudo ほくどう	北堂 Custom Scroll (1) northern pavilion of a house; (2) mother; (given name) Hokudou
印母 see styles	yìn mǔ yin4 mu3 yin mu inmo	印母 Custom Scroll añjali; the two hands with palms and fingers together— the 'mother' of all manual signs.
同母 see styles	doubo / dobo どうぼ	同母 Custom Scroll (See 異母) same mother
同腹 see styles	doufuku / dofuku どうふく	同腹 Custom Scroll born of the same mother; kindred spirits
哀子 see styles	āi zǐ ai1 zi3 ai tzu aiko あいこ	哀子 Custom Scroll son orphaned of his mother (female given name) Aiko
喇合 see styles	lǎ hé la3 he2 la ho	喇合 Custom Scroll Rahab (mother of Boaz)
嚴慈严慈 see styles	yán cí yan2 ci2 yen tz`u yen tzu	嚴慈 Custom Scroll strict and compassionate; strict as a father and tender as a mother
四波 see styles	sì bō si4 bo1 ssu po shi ha	四波 Custom Scroll An abbreviation for 四波羅蜜菩薩. The four female attendants on Vairocana in the Vajradhātu, evolved from him, each of them a 'mother' of one of the four Buddhas of the four quarters; v. 四佛, etc.
国語 see styles	kokugo こくご	国語 Custom Scroll (1) national language; (2) (See 国語科) Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); (3) one's native language; mother tongue; (4) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
外公 see styles	wài gōng wai4 gong1 wai kung	外公 Custom Scroll (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
外姑 see styles	gaiko がいこ	外姑 Custom Scroll (rare) mother-in-law (of the husband)
外姓 see styles	gaisei / gaise がいせい	外姓 Custom Scroll mother's family name
外婆 see styles	wài pó wai4 po2 wai p`o wai po	外婆 Custom Scroll (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
大地 see styles	dà dì da4 di4 ta ti daichi だいち	大地 Custom Scroll earth; mother earth earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land; (personal name) Hirokuni Great earth, the whole earth, everywhere, all the land, etc.
大姨 see styles	dà yí da4 yi2 ta i	大姨 Custom Scroll aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
大權大权 see styles	dà quán da4 quan2 ta ch`üan ta chüan daigon	大權 Custom Scroll power; authority The great potentiality; or the great power of Buddhas and bodhisattvas to transform themselves into others, by which e.g. Māyā becomes the mother of 1,000 Buddhas, Rāhula the son of 1,000 Buddhas, and all beings are within the potency of the dharmakāya.
太后 see styles	tài hòu tai4 hou4 t`ai hou tai hou taikou / taiko たいこう	太后 Custom Scroll Empress Dowager empress dowager; queen mother
失恃 see styles	shī shì shi1 shi4 shih shih	失恃 Custom Scroll to lose sb one relies upon; to lose one's mother
契媽契妈 see styles	qì mā qi4 ma1 ch`i ma chi ma	契媽 Custom Scroll adoptive mother
女媧女娲 see styles	nǚ wā nu:3 wa1 nü wa joka じょか	女媧 Custom Scroll Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology) (myth) Nüwa (mother goddess of Chinese mythology); Nügua
女母 see styles	nǚ mǔ nv3 mu3 nü mu nyomo	女母 Custom Scroll mother
女親 see styles	onnaoya おんなおや	女親 Custom Scroll mother; female parent
她瑪她玛 see styles	tā mǎ ta1 ma3 t`a ma ta ma	她瑪 Custom Scroll Tamir (mother of Perez and Zerah)
妊婦妊妇 see styles	rèn fù ren4 fu4 jen fu ninpu にんぷ	妊婦 Custom Scroll expecting mother pregnant woman
妗子 see styles	jìn zi jin4 zi5 chin tzu	妗子 Custom Scroll (informal) mother's brother's wife; maternal uncle's wife
姆媽姆妈 see styles	mǔ mā mu3 ma1 mu ma	姆媽 Custom Scroll mom; mother (dialect)
姥姥 see styles	lǎo lao lao3 lao5 lao lao	姥姥 Custom Scroll (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
姨丈 see styles	yí zhàng yi2 zhang4 i chang	姨丈 Custom Scroll mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
姨夫 see styles	yí fu yi2 fu5 i fu	姨夫 Custom Scroll mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
姨媽姨妈 see styles	yí mā yi2 ma1 i ma	姨媽 Custom Scroll (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt
姨母 see styles	yí mǔ yi2 mu3 i mu	姨母 Custom Scroll mother's sister; maternal aunt
姨父 see styles	yí fu yi2 fu5 i fu	姨父 Custom Scroll husband of mother's sister; uncle
娘娘 see styles	niáng niang niang2 niang5 niang niang nyannyan ニャンニャン	娘娘 Custom Scroll queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt Niangniang (chi:); Chinese goddess
娭姐 see styles	āi jiě ai1 jie3 ai chieh	娭姐 Custom Scroll father's mother; granny (dialect); respectful form of address for older lady
婆婆 see styles	pó po po2 po5 p`o p`o po po Baba	婆婆 Custom Scroll husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma Sahassākkha

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