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聖母

简圣母 · 繁聖母

Mandarin · pinyin shèng mǔ#

goddess

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng mǔ#

the Virgin Mary

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聖: Look up this written character
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–3 · sheng4 mu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sing3 mou5

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noun

female deity; goddess
(historical) An honorific title for the mother of an emperor.
(Internet slang, often derogatory) bleeding heart (especially someone who catches people for being non-politically correct or inappropriate, often viewed as being self-righteous)

name

(Catholicism) Virgin Mary
(historical) An honorific title for Wu Zetian.
(Buddhism) Lady Maya, mother of the Buddha

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