Chinese

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's; him/her/it; this wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (糟糠之妻) 糟糠
simp. #(糟糠之妻) 糟糠

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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糟糠之妻

  1. (humble) wife who has shared her husband’s hard lot

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgai
こう
Hyōgai

Jinmeiyō
つま
Grade: 5
on'yomi kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糟糠之妻 – see the following entry.
糟糠そうこうつま
[noun] [from late 1170s] a faithful wife who has been with one through tough times and shared hardships
(This term, 糟糠之妻, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)