gān​mā

godmother

  • created reference approved 干妈/乾媽 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干妈 / 乾媽 gān​mā

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 干妈/乾媽 → 义母/義母 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干妈 / 乾媽 gān​mā

    义母 / 義母 yì​mǔ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 干妈/乾媽 → 干娘/乾娘 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干妈 / 乾媽 gān​mā

    干娘 / 乾娘 gān​niáng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 干妈/乾媽 · gān​mā · godmother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干妈 / 乾媽

    gān​mā

    godmother

    godmother or adoptive mother; a woman whom one formally recognizes as a mother figure through traditional adoption or social rituals rather than legal process

    干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · adoptive 妈 (literal) → 妈/媽 · mā · mom

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 干妈/乾媽 · gān​mā · madam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干妈 / 乾媽

    gān​mā

    madam

    (old usage) a term of address used by a prostitute for the female manager of a brothel

    干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · adoptive 妈 (literal) → 妈/媽 · mā · [female servant]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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