母親河

母亲河
mǔqīnhé
lifeline river; river regarded as the cradle of a civilization

CEDICT

mother river; river which is of great importance to the prosperity of a people (Classifier: 條／条 m c)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 母親 mǔqīn
  1. mother
  2. also pr. mǔqin

classifier: 個
2 河 hé
  1. (bound form) the Yellow River
  2. (bound form) the Milky Way
  3. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 héfěn

classifiers: 條, 道