王妃

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	imperial concubine
trad. (王妃)		王	妃
simp. #(王妃)		王	妃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángfēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ fei¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-fî
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ông-hui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángfēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángfei
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-fei¹
    • Yale: wáng-fēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangfei
    • Palladius: ванфэй (vanfɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ fei¹
    • Yale: wòhng fēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ fei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ féi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-fî
    • Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ fi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong² fi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ fi²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-hui
    • Tâi-lô: ông-hui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: onghuy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² hui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: hjwang|hjwangH phj+j|phwojH

Rime
Character	王	王	妃	妃
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	云 (35)	滂 (2)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	陽 (106)	微 (21)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III	I
Fanqie	雨方切	于放切	芳非切	滂佩切
Baxter	hjwang	hjwangH	phj+j	phwojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉɐŋ/	/ɦʉɐŋH/	/pʰʉi/	/pʰuʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷiɐŋ/	/ɦʷiɐŋH/	/pʰʷɨi/	/pʰuoiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɑŋ/	/ɣiuɑŋH/	/pʰiuəi/	/pʰuɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuaŋ/	/ɦuaŋH/	/pʰuj/	/pʰwəjH/
Li Rong	/ɣiuaŋ/	/ɣiuaŋH/	/pʰiuəi/	/pʰuᴀiH/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwaŋ/	/ɣĭwaŋH/	/pʰĭwəi/	/pʰuɒiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/iwaŋ/	/iwaŋH/	/pʰwe̯i/	/pʰuɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wáng	wàng	fēi	pèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong4	wong6	fei1	pui3

Noun

王妃

1. wife of a prince; princess consort
2. concubine of a king

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	妃
おう Grade: 1	ひ Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese *王妃 (MC hjwang|hjwangH phj+j|phwojH), from 王 (ō, “king; East Asian sovereign or imperial prince”) +‎ 妃 (hi, “consort; concubine”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​ーひ [óꜜòhì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːçi]

Noun

王(おう)妃(ひ) • (ōhi) ^{←わうひ (waufi)?}

1. a queen consort

   聖(せい)剣(けん)を抱(いだ)く王(おう)妃(ひ)ギネヴィア

   Seiken o Idaku Ōhi Ginevia

   Guinevere, the Queen Who Holds the Holy Sword

   王(おう)妃(ひ)カミラ

   Ōhi Kamira

   Queen (Consort) Camilla

   • 1999 November 18, “王(おう)座(ざ)の守(しゅ)護(ご)者(しゃ)”, in Vol.6, Konami:

     王(おう)が留(る)守(す)の間(あいだ)、王(おう)座(ざ)を外(がい)敵(てき)から守(まも)る王(おう)妃(ひ)。守(しゅ)備(び)は高(たか)い。

     Ō ga rusu no aida, ōza o gaiteki kara mamoru ōhi. Shubi wa takai.

     A consort with high defense strength who guards the throne from foreign enemies while the king is away.

2. the princess consort of an East Asian 王 (“prince”); compare 親王妃