shēng mǔ
consonant
the initial consonant (of a Chinese syllable)
shēng mǔ
natural mother
birth mother
Shèng mǔ
Holy Mother
goddess
the Virgin Mary
méi mu
progress
prospect of solution
sign of positive outcome
Dà mu zhǐ
Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
chī mu hū
(dialect) gum (in one's eyes)
shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ
to give a thumbs-up
to express one's approval