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Mandarin · pinyin mǔ hòu

(historical) form of address used by an emperor or imperial children for their mother (the empress or the empress dowager)
(historical) the empress dowager (as a title or form of reference)

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母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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3–4 · mu3 hou4

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(historical) Term of address for the empress dowager used by the emperor or his siblings: mother
(historical) Term of address for the empress used by children of the emperor: mother

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