令堂

lìngtáng
noun #45,092

Meanings

  1. 1 your mother
  2. 2 your esteemed mother

Examples

HSK 2
Lìngtáng shēntǐ hái hǎo ma?
Is your mother in good health?
HSK 5
Tīngshuō lìngtáng zhùyuàn le, qǐng dài wǒ xiàng tā wènhǎo.
I heard your mother is in hospital; please give her my regards.

Tips

usage
令堂 is always the listener's mother, never your own: speaking of your own mother to others, you say 家母. The same polite set has 令尊 (your father), 令郎 (your son) and 令爱 (your daughter). All are formal; everyday speech says 您母亲 or 你妈妈.

Stroke Order

令 lìng
堂 táng