xuān​táng

mother

  • created sense approved 萱堂 · xuān​táng · mother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萱堂

    xuān​táng

    mother

    (honorific) a polite and formal way to refer to someone else's mother. The term literally refers to a house where daylilies are planted, which was traditionally the room where a mother lived.

    萱 (literal) → 萱 · xuān · mother 堂 (literal) → 堂 · táng · [mother]

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