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嬤嬤

嬤嬤

See also: 嬷嬷

Chinese

		ma; mamma	ma; mamma
trad. (嬤嬤)		嬤	嬤
simp. (嬷嬷)		嬷	嬷

Noun

嬤嬤 (dialectal Mandarin)

a form of address for an elderly woman
wet nurse

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mómo, māma

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙, ㄇㄚㄇㄚ˙

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Pinyin: mómo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mo.mho
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/
  - Homophones:
    
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    嬤嬤／嬷嬷
    饃饃／馍馍
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, dated in Mainland)
  - Pinyin: māma
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚㄇㄚ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha.mha
  - IPA ^(key): /ma̠⁵⁵ ma̠²/
  - Homophones:
    
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    媽媽／妈妈
    嬤嬤／嬷嬷