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The Cantonese word maa maa - 妈妈 - maa4 maa1
(mother in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

maa4 maa1

English translations

mother,
mom, mama

Chinese characters:

妈妈
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妈妈 (maa4 maa1) is composed of these characters: 妈, 妈
妈妈 ( maa maa / maa4 maa1 ) in traditional characters
媽媽
Topic
People / Family

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

female  |  mother
妈妈 ( maa maa / maa4 maa1 ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 17)
More words that mean mother in Cantonese
maa1 ( 妈 ), mou5 ( 母 ), mou5 can1 ( 母亲 ), noeng4 ( 娘 )

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