humble term for one's mother
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
humble term for one's own mother
humbleUsed as a humble term (谦辞) when referring to one's own mother in conversation with others. The corresponding respectful term for the other person's mother is 令堂 (lìngtáng).
Jiā家
mǔ母
shēn身
tǐ体
kāng康
jiàn健
。
My mother is in good health.
Zhè这
shì是
jiā家
mǔ母
tuō托
wǒ我
dài带
lái来
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
This is a gift that my mother asked me to bring.
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Jiā家
mǔ母
yī一
zhí直
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
，
bù不
xí习
guàn惯
chéng城
shì市
shēng生
huó活
。
My mother has always lived in the countryside and is not used to city life.
Dài代
wǒ我
xiàng向
lìng令
táng堂
wèn问
hǎo好
，
yě也
qǐng请
zhuǎn转
gào告
jiā家
mǔ母
yī一
qiè切
ān安
hǎo好
。
Please give my regards to your mother, and also tell my mother that all is well with her.