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贤妻良母
xián qī liáng mǔ
Pinyin
Definition
贤妻良母
-
xián qī liáng mǔ
a good wife and loving mother
Character Decomposition
贤
丨
丨
又
贝
妻
十
⺺
女
良
艮
丶
母
母
Related Words
(20)
不良
bù liáng
1
bad
2
harmful
3
unhealthy
善良
shàn liáng
1
good and honest
2
kindhearted
夫妻
fū qī
1
husband and wife
2
married couple
妻
qī
1
wife
妻子
qī zǐ
1
wife and children
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
良好
liáng hǎo
1
good
2
favorable
3
well
4
fine
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]
优良
yōu liáng
1
fine
2
good
3
first-rate
前妻
qián qī
1
ex-wife
2
late wife
奥尔良
Ào ěr liáng
1
Orléans
妻妾
qī qiè
1
wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
2
harem
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
从良
cóng liáng
1
(of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom
2
(of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade
改良
gǎi liáng
1
to improve (sth)
2
to reform (a system)
母
mǔ
1
mother
2
elderly female relative
3
origin
4
source
5
(of animals) female
Idioms
(20)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
1
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
1
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
1
devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
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)
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
1
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
1
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
1
a family wrenched apart (idiom)
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
1
favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
2
spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
1
to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
1
to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
1
intimate friend and companion (idiom)
朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī
1
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
1
kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng
1
fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
1
expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
2
A masterpiece demands suffering.
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
1
good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
良心喂狗
liáng xīn wèi gǒu
1
to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
2
devoid of conscience
良知良能
liáng zhī liáng néng
1
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
2
innate moral sense
良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
1
good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
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