pó po mā mādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
effeminate / old-womanish / garrulous / fainthearted / overly careful / overly sensitive / maudlin
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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.

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Original source entry:

婆婆媽媽 婆婆妈妈 [po2 po5 ma1 ma1] /effeminate/old-womanish/garrulous/fainthearted/overly careful/overly sensitive/maudlin/

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Other forms in these source records: 婆婆媽媽

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