酵母

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Chinese

yeast female; mother
trad. (酵母) 酵 母
simp. #(酵母) 酵 母
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Pronunciation

Note: In Mainland China, the pronunciation jiàomǔ is generally taught as the only correct reading in Mandarin, but xiàomǔ may be heard from time to time, likely by analogy with 孝 (xiào). Pronouncing it as xiàomǔ in formal situations would be regarded as an indication of the low educational level of the speaker.

Noun

酵母

  1. yeast; leaven

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
酵 母
こう
Grade: S 		ぼ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

酵(こう)母(ぼ) • (kōbo) 

  1. yeast

Korean

Hanja in this term
酵母

Noun

酵母 • (hyomo) (hangeul 효모)

  1. hanja form? of 효모 (“yeast”)
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