母親

§Chinese

		female; mother	parents-in-law of one's offspring; dear; intimate parents-in-law of one's offspring; dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related
trad. (母親)		母	親
simp. (母亲)		母	亲

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǔqīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ can¹
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): mû-chhîn
• Min Nan (POJ): bó-chhin / bú-chhin
• Wu (WT Romanisation): mu qin (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǔqīn → mǔqin (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ → ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muu.chin
    • IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ → /mu²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴/

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ can¹
    • Yale: móuh chān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ tsan¹
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mû-chhîn
    • IPA (Siyen, including Miaoli): /mu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰin²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bó-chhin / bú-chhin
    • Tâi-lô: bó-tshin / bú-tshin
    • IPA (Taipei): /bə⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/, /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bə⁵³⁻³⁴ t͡ɕʰin³⁴/, /bu⁵³⁻³⁴ t͡ɕʰin³⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: mu qin (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /mɯ²² t͡ɕʰɪɲ⁴⁴/

§Noun

母親 (classifier 個)

1. mother

§Antonyms

• 父親／父亲 (fùqīn): father

§See also

• (Mandarin) 媽媽／妈妈 (māma), 娘 (niáng), 媽咪／妈咪 (māmi)
• (Min Nan) 老母 (lāu-bó / lāu-bú), 阿母 (a-bó / a-bú), 阿娘 (a-niâ)
• (Cantonese) 老母 (lou5 mou5-2)

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§Japanese

Kanji in this term
母	親
はは Grade: 2	おや Grade: 2
kun'yomi

§Noun

母親 (hiragana ははおや, romaji hahaoya)

1. mother

§Antonyms

• 父親 (ちちおや, ​chichioya): father