教母
jiào mǔ
Pinyin

Definition

教母
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jiào mǔ
  1. godmother

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Jiào
  1. 1 surname Jiao
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
jiào shòu
  1. 1 professor
  2. 2 to instruct
  3. 3 to lecture on
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
jiào yù
  1. 1 to educate
  2. 2 to teach
  3. 3 education
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
zhàng mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as 丈母
bó mǔ
  1. 1 wife of father's elder brother
  2. 2 aunt
  3. 3 (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
Fó jiào
  1. 1 Buddhism
Jī dū jiào
  1. 1 Christianity
  2. 2 Christian
wài jiào
  1. 1 foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师)
  2. 2 greenhorn
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 amateurish
  5. 5 religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
zì mǔ
  1. 1 letter (of the alphabet)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
jiā jiào
  1. 1 family education
  2. 2 upbringing
  3. 3 to bring sb up
  4. 4 private tutor
yuè mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother, mother-in-law
zhǐ jiào
  1. 1 to give advice or comments
zhī jiào
  1. 1 program bringing education to underdeveloped areas
  2. 2 to work in such a program
jiào zhǔ
  1. 1 founder or leader of a religion or sect
  2. 2 (fig.) revered figure
jiào wù
  1. 1 educational administration

Idioms (10)

再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 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. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
画荻教子
huà dí jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
  2. 2 mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
  2. 2 the traditional roles of a good wife
言传身教
yán chuán shēn jiào
  1. 1 to teach by words and example (idiom)
言教不如身教
yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào
  1. 1 Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
  1. 1 teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words

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