Chinese

Noun

父母

1. parents; father and mother

   生身父母  ―  shēngshēn fùmǔ  ―  biological parents

2. Short for 父母官.

Synonyms

• 雙親／双亲 (shuāngqīn)
• 爸媽／爸妈 (bàmā)
• 爹娘 (diēniáng)
• 爺娘／爷娘 (yéniáng)
• (literary) 怙恃
• (Min Nan) 爸母 (pē-bú, pē-bó)
• (Hakka) 爺哀／爷哀 (yà-ôi)

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ふ​ぼ [fúꜜbò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝbo̞]

Noun

父母 ‎(hiragana ふぼ, romaji fubo): lit. "father-mother"

1. parents; father and mother

Synonyms

• 親 (おや) ‎(oya) (lit. "relatives, parents, close relations")
• 両親 (りょうしん) ‎(ryōshin), 両親 (ふたおや) ‎(futaoya) (both parents)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

父母 • ‎(bumo) ‎(hangeul 부모)

1. Hanja form^? of 부모, “parent, parents”.