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干娘

gān niáng

2-character word Traditional 乾娘

What 干娘 means

1. adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

The characters in 干娘

• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow
• 娘niángmother; young lady; (colloquial) effeminate

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