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生母

生母

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	female; mother
simp. and trad. (生母)		生	母

Noun

生母

biological mother

See also

生父 (shēngfù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngmǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄇㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ mou⁵
Min Nan (POJ): seⁿ-bó / siⁿ-bú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shēngmǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄇㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengmuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    生母
    聲母／声母
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sang¹ mou⁵
  - Yale: sāng móuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ mou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-bó / siⁿ-bú
  - Tâi-lô: senn-bó / sinn-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sve'boir, svi'buo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² bɤ⁵³/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sẽ³³ bɤ⁵⁵⁴/, /ɕĩ³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² bɤ⁵³/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/