伯母
bó mǔ
Pinyin

Definition

伯母
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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]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
父母
fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
丈母
zhàng mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as: 丈母
伯
bà
  1. 1 variant: 霸 bà

Idioms (5)

不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
  1. 1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
  2. 2 nothing to choose between them
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
  1. 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
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)

Sample Sentences

伯伯的老婆，是伯母。
bóbo de lǎopó ，shì bómǔ 。
Your father's older brother's wife is "bo mu."
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这样啊！那吃鱼吧。鱼可是你伯母的拿手菜。
zhèyàng a ！nà chī yú ba 。yú kěshì nǐ bómǔ de náshǒu cài 。
Oh really? Then let's have fish. Fish is actually your aunt's speciality.
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