# 聖母
## Chinese

* 聖母

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shèngmǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sing$^3$ mou$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-bió / sèng-bú / sèng-bó͘ / sèng-bó
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sian$^3$ bho$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shèngmǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shèngmǔ
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^4$-mu$^3$
*** Yale: shèng-mǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqmuu
*** Palladius: шэнму (šɛnmu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sing$^3$ mou$^5$
*** Yale: sing móuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sing$^3$ mou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xing$^3$ mou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɪŋ³³ mou̯¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-bió
*** Tâi-lô: sìng-bió
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangbioir
*** IPA (Lukang): /siɪŋ³¹⁻⁵³ bio⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bio⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bio⁵³/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /siɪŋ¹²⁻⁴⁴ bio⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ biɤ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Tainan): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ biɤ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-bú
*** Tâi-lô: sìng-bú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangbuo
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-bó͘
*** Tâi-lô: sìng-bóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangbor
*** IPA (Yilan): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bɔ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-bó
*** Tâi-lô: sìng-bó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seangboir
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sian$^3$ bho$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàⁿ bó
*** Sinological IPA : /sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

### Noun

聖母
* female deity; goddess
    火靈聖母／火灵圣母 ― huǒlíng shèngmǔ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (historical) An honorific title for the mother of an emperor.
* (Internet slang, often derogatory) bleeding heart (especially someone who catches people for being non-politically correct or inappropriate, often viewed as being self-righteous)
    From: 2015 September 29, 弥尔, 伊能静不惧被骂圣母白莲 鼓励儿子做自己
    Yī Néngjìng zài Wēibó zhōng chēng tā de rèqíng hé zhēnchéng ràng rén huáiyí, jīfěng tā shèngmǔ, báilián, dàn tā bù wèijù, bìng gǔlì àizǐ yào huó chū zìjǐ, zìlǐhángjiān dōu shì duì érzi nóngnóng de ài hé nàixīn de jiàodǎo, bèi zàn hǎo māma. [Pinyin]
    Annie Yi said on Weibo that people doubted her passion and sincerity and mocked her for being a bleeding heart and white lotus, but she does not fear that and encourages her beloved son to make his own life, showing deep love and patient guidance; she was applauded for being a good mother.
    From: 2016 November 30, 假张, 这个世界最大的问题是冲动的热血太多而冷静的脑袋太少
    Méiyǒu rén huì yīzhí zuò shèngmǔ, shàngdàng shòupiàn jǐ cì, yuànyì chūshǒu bāngzhù biérén de rén, huì yuè lái yuè shǎo. [Pinyin]
    No one would continue being a bleeding heart; after getting fooled and deceived several times, there would be fewer people willing to reach out to help others.
    From: 2017 May 26, 胶片的味道, 身体的艺术品 为什么摄影师喜欢拍裸照
    Yě zhèng yīnwèi zhèxiē, luǒtǐ shèyǐng yìshù yīzhí dōu bèi fùmiàn píngjià, zhǐyào túmiàn shàng shāowēi yǒu yīdiǎndiǎn tiǎodòuxìng de ànshì huòzhě dòngzuò, jiù huì bèi rénmen yǔ sèqíng liánxì zài yīqǐ, bèi shèngmǔdǎng jiànpánxiámen tǎofá. [Pinyin]
    And because of these things, nude photography has always received negative comments. For just a very small flirtatious innuendo or movement on the photo, people would connect it to erotica, and it would be crushed by bleeding hearts and keyboard warriors.

#### Derived terms

* 天上聖母／天上圣母 (Tiānshàng Shèngmǔ)
* 聖母婊／圣母婊 (shèngmǔbiǎo)
* 聖母峰／圣母峰 (Shèngmǔ Fēng)
* 聖母心／圣母心 (shèngmǔxīn)
* 聖母病／圣母病

### Proper noun

聖母
* (Catholicism) Virgin Mary
* (historical) An honorific title for Wu Zetian.
* (Buddhism) Lady Maya, mother of the Buddha
    From: The Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra
    Dìcáng dá yán: “Shèngmǔ! Wéi yuàn tīng shòu, wǒ cū shuō zhī.” [Pinyin]
    Kṣitigarbha replied: "Holy Mother! Please listen and I shall roughly explain that [matter]."

#### Derived terms

* 巴黎聖母院／巴黎圣母院 (Bālí Shèngmǔyuàn)
* 聖母無原罪／圣母无原罪 (Shèngmǔwúyuánzuì)
* 聖母瑪利亞／圣母玛利亚 (Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà)
* 聖母瑪麗亞／圣母玛丽亚 (Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà)
* 聖母經／圣母经 (Shèngmǔjīng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 聖 | 母 |
| せい Grade: 6 | ぼ Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | kan'yōon |

### Etymology

From 聖 (sei-, “holy”) +‎ 母 (bo, “mother”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) せーぼ [séꜜèbò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [se̞ːbo̞]

### Proper noun

聖(せい)母(ぼ) • (Seibo)
* Our Lady
    聖(せい)母(ぼ)マリア
       Seibo Maria
       Our Lady Mary

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 聖 | 母 |

### Proper noun

聖母 • (Seongmo) (hangeul 성모)
* hanja form of 성모 (“Virgin Mary”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 聖 | 母 |

### Proper noun

聖母
* chữ Hán form of Thánh Mẫu (“(Catholicism) Virgin Mary”).