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義母

義母

See also: 义母

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	female; mother
trad. (義母)		義	母
simp. (义母)		义	母

Noun

義母

foster-mother; adoptive mother

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	母
Grade: 5	Grade: 2

Noun

義母 ‎(hiragana ぎぼ, romaji gibo)

Related terms

義父 (ぎふ, gifu): father-in-law

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìmǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ
Min Nan (POJ): gī-bó / gī-bú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yìmǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihmuu
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    異母／异母
    益母
    義母／义母
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-bó / gī-bú
  - Tâi-lô: gī-bó / gī-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixboir, gixbuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gi²²⁻²¹ bɤ⁵³/, /gi²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gi⁴¹⁻²² bɤ⁵⁵⁴/, /gi⁴¹⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi²²⁻²¹ bɤ⁵³/, /gi²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gi³³⁻¹¹ bo⁵³/, /gi³³⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi³³⁻²¹ bɤ⁴¹/, /gi³³⁻²¹ bu⁴¹/