wife's mother; mother-in-law
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wife's mother; mother-in-law (wife's side)
Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects. In some regions, also referred to as 丈母.
Wǒ我
zhàng丈
mu母
niáng娘
zuò做
de的
cài菜
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
My mother-in-law cooks especially delicious food.
Tā他
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhōu周
mò末
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
zhàng丈
mu母
niáng娘
。
They are planning to visit his wife's mother this weekend.
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Zài在
hěn很
duō多
dì地
fang方
，
zhàng丈
mu母
niáng娘
hé和
nǚ女
xu婿
de的
guān关
xi系
hěn很
qīn亲
mì密
。
In many places, the relationship between a mother-in-law and her son-in-law is very close.