母以子貴

Chinese

		female; mother	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (母以子貴)		母	以	子	貴
simp. (母以子贵)		母	以	子	贵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǔyǐzǐguì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǔyǐzǐguì [Phonetic: múyízǐguì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǔyǐzǐhguèi
    • Wade–Giles: mu³-i³-tzŭ³-kuei⁴
    • Yale: mǔ-yǐ-dž-gwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muuyiitzyyguey
    • Palladius: муицзыгуй (muiczyguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

母以子貴

1. a mother becomes more respected because of her son