mother-in-law (husband's mother; dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mother-in-law (husband's mother)
dialectUsed in certain dialects to refer to one's husband's mother. In standard Mandarin, 婆婆 is more commonly used.
Wǒ我
de的
pó婆
mǔ母
shì是
yī一
wèi位
hěn很
cí慈
xiáng祥
de的
lǎo老
rén人
。
My mother-in-law is a very kind elderly lady.
Tā她
měi每
zhōu周
mò末
dōu都
huí回
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
pó婆
mǔ母
。
She goes back to visit her mother-in-law every weekend.
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Pó婆
mǔ母
shēn身
tǐ体
yī一
xiàng向
hěn很
yìng硬
lang朗
。
My mother-in-law has always been very healthy and robust.