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太夫人

Mandarin · pinyin tài fū rén

(old) dowager
old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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4–1–2 · tai4 fu1 ren2

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taai3 fu1 jan4

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noun

mother (of an official or prominent figure)

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