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贤妻良母

xián qī liáng mǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a good wife and loving mother
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-eb039bc965100254. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

賢妻良母 贤妻良母 [xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3] /a good wife and loving mother/

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Other forms in these source records: 賢妻良母

  • 贤
    xián

    worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

  • 妻
    qī

    (bound form) wife

    qì

    to marry off (a daughter)

  • 良
    liáng

    good / very / very much

  • 母
    mǔ

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.