粵

聖sing3母mou5

simp圣母
sing3 mou5Shèng mǔshèng mǔ

English

  1. the Virgin Mary
  2. goddess
  3. Our Lady; Mother of God; literally "holy mother", Chinese title of Mary, mother of Jesus
  4. Metaphor for a woman who is kind, gentle, and understanding.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 聖母瑪利亞,耶穌嘅生母
  2. 比喻善良、温柔、包容嘅女性

Examples

  • 耶稣是圣母玛利亚生的。

    Jesus was born of Mary.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 耶稣是圣母玛丽亚所生。

    Jesus was born of Mary.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 聖母瑪利亞係基督教入面最重要嘅女性。

    Virgin Mary is the most important female figure in Christianity. ----

  • 佢又唔係聖母,點會原諒啲欺凌過佢嘅人喎!

    She's not a saint. She won't easily forgive those who have bullied her.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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