电母

電母

Diànmǔ

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 4

电母两只手各拿着一面镜子。

Diànmǔ liǎng zhī shǒu gè ná zhe yí miàn jìngzi.

The Mother of Lightning holds a mirror in each hand.

HSK 6

古人认为，闪电是电母用镜子照出来的光。

Gǔrén rènwéi, shǎndiàn shì Diànmǔ yòng jìngzi zhào chūlai de guāng.

People in ancient times believed lightning was the light flashed from the Mother of Lightning's mirrors.

culture

She is the partner of the thunder god 雷公, and the pair appear together as 雷公电母 in temples and in 《西游记》. Folk speech also calls her 闪电娘娘.

电 diàn

母 mǔ