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义父母

yì fù mǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
adoptive parents
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-19f475d0ec7f2532. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

義父母 义父母 [yi4 fu4 mu3] /adoptive parents/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 義父母

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

  • 父
    fù

    (bound form) father / (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bó fù]) / (computing) (bound form) parent-

  • 母
    mǔ

    mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.