father's concubine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
father's concubine (as addressed by his children in traditional patriarchal society)
archaicA technical kinship term specific to traditional Chinese family structures under the patriarchal clan system (宗法制度). The status of a 庶母 was inferior to that of the 嫡母 (the father's principal wife).
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
zōng宗
fǎ法
zhì制
dù度
xià下
，
zǐ子
nǚ女
chēng称
hu呼
fù父
qin亲
de的
qiè妾
wéi为
shù庶
mǔ母
。
Under the ancient patriarchal clan system, children addressed their father's concubine as 'shùmǔ'.
Shù庶
mǔ母
suǒ所
shēng生
de的
hái孩
zi子
dì地
wèi位
dī低
yú于
dí嫡
mǔ母
suǒ所
shēng生
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
Children born to a concubine had lower status than those born to the legitimate wife.
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Tā他
suī虽
shì是
shù庶
mǔ母
fǔ抚
yǎng养
zhǎng长
dà大
，
dàn但
duì对
dí嫡
mǔ母
yě也
shí十
fèn分
xiào孝
shùn顺
。
Although he was raised by his father's concubine, he was also very filial to his father's principal wife.