mother's womb; innate; inborn
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
mother's womb; (by extension) innate nature since birth
Commonly used in set phrases: '在娘胎里' (in the womb/unborn), '出了娘胎' (born/out of the womb), and '从娘胎带来的' (innate/congenital).
Hái孩
zi子
hái还
zài在
niáng娘
tāi胎
lǐ里
de的
shí时
hou候
，
mā妈
ma妈
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
tāi胎
jiào教
le了
。
The mother started prenatal education while the baby was still in the womb.
Tā他
chū出
le了
niáng娘
tāi胎
jiù就
méi没
chī吃
guo过
mǔ母
rǔ乳
。
He hasn't had breast milk since he was born.
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Tā他
de的
huài坏
pí脾
qi气
shì是
cóng从
niáng娘
tāi胎
lǐ里
dài带
lái来
de的
。
His bad temper is innate.
Zhè这
bìng病
bù不
shì是
hòu后
tiān天
dé得
de的
，
shì是
niáng娘
tāi胎
lǐ里
dài带
de的
。
This illness wasn't acquired after birth; it's congenital.