岳母

yuè mǔ

CL 位 wèi

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. wife's mother, mother-in-law

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 岳父 yuè fù 岳父 yuè fù wife's father, father-in-law 配偶的父亲: wife's father, father-in-law

Register variants

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• 丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng 丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng wife's mother 口语中常用的说法: wife's mother

Related words

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• 婆婆 pó po 婆婆 pó po husband's mother 丈夫的母亲: husband's mother
• 母亲 mǔ qīn 母亲 mǔ qīn mother 对比称呼妻子的母亲与自己的母亲: mother

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 岳母 to address your own mother; it specifically means mother-in-law (wife's mother).

Formality

岳母 is a formal term for wife's mother; in daily conversation, 丈母娘 is more common.

Example Sentences

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我明天要去拜访 岳母 。

I'm going to visit my mother-in-law tomorrow.

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Child Words of 岳母

• 母 母 mǔ: mother
• 岳 岳 yuè: wife's parents and paternal uncles