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媽 is the oral way that most Chinese people refer to their mothers. Often, they will put this together twice (two of the same character in a row) to create a word that sounds like “Mama.” That's absolutely what little kids call their mothers in China. This Chinese “Mama” is the rough equivalent of “Mommy” in English. Beyond a certain age, Chinese will start to just say “Ma,” which is like saying “Mom.”
This entry is just here for a language lesson. This would make a strange wall scroll by Chinese standards. In Chinese, there are sometimes oral words that don't seem appropriate when written in calligraphy, and this is one of them. See our entry for “Loving Mother” for a better selection.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 媽 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
媽 妈 see styles |
mā ma1 ma bo |
More info & calligraphy: Mama / Mother / MommyNurse, mother. |
乾媽 干妈 see styles |
gān mā gan1 ma1 kan ma |
adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) |
你媽 你妈 see styles |
nǐ mā ni3 ma1 ni ma |
(interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking |
大媽 大妈 see styles |
dà mā da4 ma1 ta ma |
father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) |
契媽 契妈 see styles |
qì mā qi4 ma1 ch`i ma chi ma |
adoptive mother |
奶媽 奶妈 see styles |
nǎi mā nai3 ma1 nai ma |
wet nurse |
姆媽 姆妈 see styles |
mǔ mā mu3 ma1 mu ma |
mom; mother (dialect) |
姑媽 姑妈 see styles |
gū mā gu1 ma1 ku ma |
(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt |
姨媽 姨妈 see styles |
yí mā yi2 ma1 i ma |
(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt |
娘媽 娘妈 see styles |
niáng mā niang2 ma1 niang ma |
(coll.) woman |
媽咪 妈咪 see styles |
mā mi ma1 mi5 ma mi |
mommy (loanword) |
媽媽 妈妈 see styles |
mā ma ma1 ma5 ma ma |
mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
媽寶 妈宝 see styles |
mā bǎo ma1 bao3 ma pao |
mama's boy |
媽的 妈的 see styles |
mā de ma1 de5 ma te |
see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] |
媽眯 妈眯 see styles |
mā mi ma1 mi5 ma mi |
variant of 媽咪|妈咪[ma1 mi5] |
媽祖 妈祖 see styles |
mā zǔ ma1 zu3 ma tsu maso まそ |
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia Mazu (Chinese goddess of the sea) |
寶媽 宝妈 see styles |
bǎo mā bao3 ma1 pao ma |
a mom (mother of a young child) |
後媽 后妈 see styles |
hòu mā hou4 ma1 hou ma |
(coll.) stepmother |
爸媽 爸妈 see styles |
bà mā ba4 ma1 pa ma |
dad and mom |
老媽 老妈 see styles |
lǎo mā lao3 ma1 lao ma |
mother; mom |
舅媽 舅妈 see styles |
jiù mā jiu4 ma1 chiu ma |
(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife |
親媽 亲妈 see styles |
qīn mā qin1 ma1 ch`in ma chin ma |
one's own mother; biological mother |
辣媽 辣妈 see styles |
là mā la4 ma1 la ma |
(coll.) hot mom |
阿媽 阿妈 see styles |
ā mā a1 ma1 a ma ama あま |
grandma (paternal) (Tw); (dialect) mother; nurse; amah; (Manchu) father (kana only) amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia) (por: ama) |
麺媽 see styles |
menma めんま |
(kana only) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: mianma) |
事兒媽 事儿妈 see styles |
shì r mā shi4 r5 ma1 shih r ma |
(coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass |
他媽的 他妈的 see styles |
tā mā de ta1 ma1 de5 t`a ma te ta ma te |
(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking |
大姨媽 大姨妈 see styles |
dà yí mā da4 yi2 ma1 ta i ma |
mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother); (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period) |
姨媽巾 姨妈巾 see styles |
yí mā jīn yi2 ma1 jin1 i ma chin |
(coll.) sanitary towel |
媽姐揚 see styles |
bosaage / bosage ぼさあげ |
(obscure) ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Mama Mother Mommy | 媽 妈 | mā / ma1 / ma | ||
Maddie | 媽迪 妈迪 | mā dí / ma1 di2 / ma di / madi | ma ti / mati | |
Mage | 媽杰 妈杰 | mā jié / ma1 jie2 / ma jie / majie | ma chieh / machieh | |
Marlo | 媽羅 妈罗 | mā luó / ma1 luo2 / ma luo / maluo | ma lo / malo | |
Marian | 媽力讓 妈力让 | mā lì ràng ma1 li4 rang4 ma li rang malirang | ma li jang malijang |
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Maricar | 媽力喀 妈力喀 | mā lì kā ma1 li4 ka1 ma li ka malika | ma li k`a malika ma li ka |
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Marlyn | 媽莉琳 妈莉琳 | mā lì lín ma1 li4 lin2 ma li lin malilin | ||
Madhuri | 媽德烏麗 妈德乌丽 | mā dé wū lì ma1 de2 wu1 li4 ma de wu li madewuli | ma te wu li matewuli |
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Maricar | 媽力薩爾 妈力萨尔 | mā lì sà ěr ma1 li4 sa4 er3 ma li sa er malisaer | ma li sa erh malisaerh |
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Mariorie | 媽力奧力埃 妈力奥力埃 | mā lì ào lì āi ma1 li4 ao4 li4 ai1 ma li ao li ai maliaoliai | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
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