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圣母玛利亚

Shèng mǔ Mǎ lì yàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Mary (mother of Jesus)
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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-5e03b114d356d450. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聖母瑪利亞 圣母玛利亚 [Sheng4 mu3 Ma3 li4 ya4] /Mary (mother of Jesus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 聖母瑪利亞

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred

  • 母
    mǔ

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

  • 玛
    mǎ

    used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[mǎ nǎo]

  • 利
    lì

    sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 亚
    yà

    second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [yǎ]

    Yà

    Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.