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岳母
yue mu (yuè mǔ)



mother-in-law


Definitions

Chinese > English
岳母yuèmǔ
     1. n. mother-in-law (wife's mother)
English > Chinese
mother-in-law
     1. 婆母
     2. 岳母
Components
yuè
     1. (zh-alt-lb, *嶽) tall mountain
     2. (historical) name of a mountain ((generally interpreted as Mount Song (Eno, 2009)))
     3. parent-in-law
           岳 飛 - (Yue Fei, Yue Fei)
     4. Simplified form of 嶽
     5. Variant of ?
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yuè
     1. tall mountain; highest peak
     1. mother
           父母 - father and mother
           母子 - mother and son
           (ant, zh, 父)
     2. (Used to address a female elder member of a family.)
           姑母 - father's sister
           祖母 - grandmother
           (ant, zh, 父)
     3. (of animal) female
           母牛 - female cow
           (syn, zh, 雌)
           (ant, zh, 公)
     4. pertaining to origin
           母校 - alma mater
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