媽媽

See also: 妈妈

Chinese

mother; mama mother; mama
trad. (媽媽) 媽 媽
simp. (妈妈) 妈 妈
alternative forms 馬麻/马麻 mǎmá; eye dialect

Pronunciation


Note:
  • maa1-4 maa1 - vernacular;
  • maa1 maa1 - literary.

Noun

媽媽

  1. (informal) mum (mom); mama
    遵守媽媽的叮嚀/遵守妈妈的叮咛  ―  zūnshǒu māma de dīngníng  ―  to follow mum's advice
    媽媽的味道/妈妈的味道  ―  māma de wèidào  ―  the taste of mum's cooking
    媽媽總是向著妹妹。 [MSC, trad.]
    妈妈总是向着妹妹。 [MSC, simp.]
    Māma zǒngshì xiàngzhe mèimei. [Pinyin]
    Mum always favours my younger sister.
    你這麼淘氣,媽媽不擔心才怪! [MSC, trad.]
    你这么淘气,妈妈不担心才怪! [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhème táoqì, māma bù dānxīn cáiguài! [Pinyin]
    You are such a naughty kid. It'd be surprising if your mum were not worried.
    我一輩子都被媽媽監視。 [MSC, trad.]
    我一辈子都被妈妈监视。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yībèizi dōu bèi māma jiānshì. [Pinyin]
    Mum has kept tabs on me all my life.
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) breast
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Etymology 2

mother; mama mother; mama
trad. (媽媽) 媽 媽
simp. (妈妈) 妈 妈
alternative forms 嫲嫲 Min Bei

Pronunciation


Noun

媽媽

  1. (Min Bei, Ninghua Hakka, dialectal Wu, Fuliang Huizhou) paternal grandmother
Synonyms

Etymology 3

mother; mama mother; mama
trad. (媽媽) 媽 媽
simp. (妈妈) 妈 妈

Pronunciation


Noun

媽媽

  1. (Min Bei) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term
媽媽

Noun

媽媽 • (mama) (hangeul 마마)

  1. Hanja form? of 마마 (“(honorific) Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty”).
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