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賢妻良母

简贤妻良母 · 繁賢妻良母

Mandarin · pinyin xián qī liáng mǔ

a good wife and loving mother

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妻: qī · wife
良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
贤: xián · virtuous, worthy, good; able

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2–1–2–3 · xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3

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jin4 cai1 loeng4 mou5

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(idiomatic) a Good Wife, Wise Mother; the ideal role for a woman in the traditional Chinese society

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