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伯母
bó mǔ
Pinyin
Definition
伯母
-
bó mǔ
wife of father's elder brother
aunt
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
CL:個|个[gè]
Character Decomposition
伯
亻
白
母
母
Related Words
(20)
母亲
mǔ qīn
1
mother
2
also pr. [mǔ qin]
3
CL:個|个[gè]
父母
fù mǔ
1
father and mother
2
parents
丈母
zhàng mǔ
1
wife's mother
2
mother-in-law
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
1
wife's mother
2
mother-in-law
3
same as 丈母
伯
bà
1
variant of 霸[bà]
伯伯
bó bo
1
father's elder brother
2
uncle
伯明翰
Bó míng hàn
1
Birmingham
伯乐
Bó Lè
1
Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period)
2
a good judge of talent
3
talent scout
伯母
bó mǔ
1
wife of father's elder brother
2
aunt
3
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
伯爵
bó jué
1
earl
2
count
3
earldom or countship (old)
伯父
bó fù
1
father's elder brother
2
term of respect for older man
3
CL:個|个[gè]
叔伯
shū bai
1
(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather
大伯
dà bó
1
husband's older brother
2
brother-in-law
字母
zì mǔ
1
letter (of the alphabet)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
岳母
yuè mǔ
1
wife's mother, mother-in-law
师母
shī mǔ
1
term of respect for your teacher's wife
张伯伦
Zhāng bó lún
1
Chamberlain (name)
2
Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
慈母
cí mǔ
1
warm, caring mother
母
mǔ
1
mother
2
elderly female relative
3
origin
4
source
5
(of animals) female
母乳
mǔ rǔ
1
mother's milk
Idioms
(5)
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
1
lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
2
nothing to choose between them
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
1
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
1
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2
fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
Sample Sentences
伯伯的老婆,是伯母。
bóbo de lǎopó ,shì bómǔ 。
Your father's older brother's wife is "bo mu."
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这样啊!那吃鱼吧。鱼可是你伯母的拿手菜。
zhèyàng a !nà chī yú ba 。yú kěshì nǐ bómǔ de náshǒu cài 。
Oh really? Then let's have fish. Fish is actually your aunt's speciality.
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