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奶母
nǎi mǔ
Pinyin
Definition
奶母
-
nǎi mǔ
wet nurse
Character Decomposition
奶
女
㇎
丿
母
母
Related Words
(20)
奶奶
nǎi nai
1
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
2
(respectful) mistress of the house
3
CL:位[wèi]
4
(coll.) boobies
5
breasts
母亲
mǔ qīn
1
mother
2
also pr. [mǔ qin]
3
CL:個|个[gè]
父母
fù mǔ
1
father and mother
2
parents
牛奶
niú nǎi
1
cow's milk
2
CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
1
wife's mother
2
mother-in-law
3
same as 丈母
二奶
èr nǎi
1
mistress
2
second wife
3
lover
伯母
bó mǔ
1
wife of father's elder brother
2
aunt
3
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
吃奶
chī nǎi
1
to suck the breast (for milk)
喂奶
wèi nǎi
1
to breast-feed
奶
nǎi
1
breast
2
milk
3
to breastfeed
奶嘴
nǎi zuǐ
1
nipple (on a baby's bottle)
2
pacifier
奶妈
nǎi mā
1
wet nurse
奶昔
nǎi xī
1
milkshake (Note: 昔[xī] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
奶油
nǎi yóu
1
cream
2
butter
奶爸
nǎi bà
1
stay-at-home dad
奶牛
nǎi niú
1
milk cow
2
dairy cow
奶瓶
nǎi píng
1
baby's feeding bottle
奶粉
nǎi fěn
1
powdered milk
奶茶
nǎi chá
1
milk tea
奶制品
nǎi zhì pǐn
1
dairy product
Idioms
(5)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
1
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
有奶便是娘
yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
1
lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
2
fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
3
to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
求爷爷告奶奶
qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai
1
lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
2
fig. to go about begging for help
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