妻子
Chinese edit
Etymology 1 edit
wife | diminutive suffix | ||
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trad. (妻子) | 妻 | 子 | |
simp. #(妻子) | 妻 | 子 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
妻子
Synonyms edit
- 家室 (jiāshì)
Dialectal synonyms of 妻子 (“wife”) [map]
Antonyms edit
- 丈夫 (zhàngfu, “husband”)
Derived terms edit
- 兄弟如手足,妻子如衣服 (xiōngdì rú shǒuzú, qīzǐ rú yīfu)
See also edit
- 配偶 (pèi'ǒu)
Etymology 2 edit
wife | son; child | ||
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trad. (妻子) | 妻 | 子 | |
simp. #(妻子) | 妻 | 子 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
妻子
- (Classical) wife and child(ren)
- 自云先世避秦時亂,率妻子邑人來此絕境,不復出焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 421, 陶淵明 Tao Yuanming, 桃花源記 (The Peach Blossom Spring)
- Zì yún xiānshì bì Qín shí luàn, lǜ qīzǐ yìrén lái cǐ juéjìng, bù fù chū yān. [Pinyin]
- They told the fisherman that their ancestors had fled the chaos of the Qin Dynasty, and had led their wives and children and fellow villagers to this secluded place. No one has left ever since.
自云先世避秦时乱,率妻子邑人来此绝境,不复出焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 耶孃妻子走相送,塵埃不見咸陽橋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 752, 杜甫 (Du Fu), 兵車行
- Yēniáng qīzǐ zǒu xiàngsòng, chén'āi bùjiàn xiányángqiáo. [Pinyin]
- Parents, wives and children run behind to send them off, the dust is kicked up and blocked the sight of the Xianyang Bridge.
耶娘妻子走相送,尘埃不见咸阳桥。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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妻 | 子 |
さい Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 妻子 (MC tshej tsiX).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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妻 | 子 |
つま Grade: 5 |
こ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 妻子 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 妻子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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妻 | 子 |
め Grade: 5 |
こ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 妻子 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 妻子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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妻 | 子 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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妻 | 子 |
Noun edit
妻子