娶妻

Chinese

		take a wife	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (娶妻)		娶	妻
simp. #(娶妻)		娶	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǔqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi² cai¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhí-chhî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔci
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-chʻi¹
    • Yale: chyǔ-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuchi
    • Palladius: цюйци (cjujci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi² cai¹
    • Yale: chéui chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey² tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu² cei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhí-chhî
    • Hakka Romanization System: qi` qi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qi³ qi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi³¹ t͡sʰi²⁴/

Verb

娶妻

1. (of a man) to marry a wife; to take a wife

Synonyms

• 索婦

Derived terms

• 娶妻生子 (qǔqīshēngzǐ)