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圣母
shèngmǔ
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English Definitiongoddess; the Virgin Mary
Simplified Script圣母
Traditional Script聖母
Pinyinshèngmǔ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sing3mou5
Word Decomposition
圣shèngholy; sacred; saint; sage
母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female

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Words With Same Head Word    
圣贤shèngxiána sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
圣诞shèngdànChristmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday
圣诞节shèngdàn jiéChristmas time; Christmas season; Christmas
圣人shèngrénsaint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子; the current reigning Emperor
圣诞老人shèngdàn lǎorénFather Christmas; Santa Claus
Words With Same Tail Word    
父母fùmǔfather and mother; parents
伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
祖母zǔmǔfather's mother; paternal grandmother
外祖母wài zǔmǔmother's mother; maternal grandmother
字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)
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