母親河
mǔqīnhé
ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄜˊ
Simplified 母亲河
- 1lifeline river; river regarded as the cradle of a civilization
Example
蘇州河是上海的母親河,彎彎曲曲橫跨流過市中心。
SūzhōuHé shì Shànghǎi de mǔqīnhé wānwānqūqū héngkuà liú guò shìzhōngxīn
River Suzhou is Shanghai's "mother river"; twisting and turning, it stretches across and flows through the city center.