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姑媽
ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ
“father's sister; aunt”
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- 媽媽ㄇㄚ ㄇㄚmother; mom; mama; a respectful term for an older woman; a term for a wife or a madam in historical contexts.
- 姑娘ㄍㄨ ㄋㄧㄤˊgirl; young woman; young lady; daughter; (archaic) paternal aunt; (archaic) concubine; (archaic) prostitute.
- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 媽咪ㄇㄚ ㄇㄧmommy; a child's affectionate term for mother; from English 'mammy'.
- 姑姑ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨpaternal aunt; father's sister; (Taiwan) a young woman; nun or Taoist nun
- 老媽ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚone's mother; an old woman; a female servant; a madam of a brothel
- 他媽的ㄊㄚ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜvulgar expletive expressing anger, frustration, or emphasis; used as an intensifier or insult; extremely offensive profanity in Mandarin
- 爸媽ㄅㄚˋ ㄇㄚparents; mom and dad; mother and father
- 阿媽ㄚ ㄇㄚfather; term of address for one's father; from Jurchen
- 姑且ㄍㄨ ㄑㄧㄝˇfor the time being; tentatively; provisionally; as a temporary measure
- 姨媽ㄧˊ ㄇㄚmother's sister; aunt; also common colloquial term for menstruation/period
- 媽祖廟ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple dedicated to Mazu, the sea goddess widely worshipped in Taiwan's coastal and fishing communities