配偶

Chinese

		to join; to fit; to mate to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription)	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (配偶)		配	偶
simp. ^#(配偶)		配	偶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pèi'ǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pui³ ngau⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): phòe-ngó͘ / phòe-gió / phè-ngó͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): puê³ ngou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pèi'ǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pèi-ǒu
  - Wade–Giles: pʻei⁴-ou³
  - Yale: pèi-ǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peyoou
  - Palladius: пэйоу (pɛjou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pui³ ngau⁵
  - Yale: pui ngáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pui³ ngau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: pui³ ngeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòe-ngó͘
  - Tâi-lô: phuè-ngóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoeangor
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòe-gió
  - Tâi-lô: phuè-gió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoea'gioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phè-ngó͘
  - Tâi-lô: phè-ngóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pheangor
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: puê³ ngou²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phuè ngóu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋou⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

配偶

(formal) spouse; partner
- 美國公民，且在我的縣外服現役的美國軍人或商船船員的合格配偶或被撫養人。 [MSC, trad.]
  美国公民，且在我的县外服现役的美国军人或商船船员的合格配偶或被抚养人。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: State of California Voter Registration Application
  Měiguó gōngmín, qiě zài wǒ de xiàn wài fú xiànyì de měiguó jūnrén huò shāngchuán chuányuán de hégé pèi'ǒu huò bèi fǔyǎng rén. [Pinyin]
  A U.S. citizen and an eligible spouse or dependent of a member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine on active duty outside my county.

Synonyms

上好 (Min Nan)
伴侶／伴侣 (bànlǚ)
匹偶 (pǐ'ǒu) (literary)
好的 (Philippine Hokkien)
妃耦 (pèi'ǒu) (literary)
對象／对象 (duìxiàng)
對頭／对头
搭頭的／搭头的 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
相好 (Hokkien)

See also

妻子 (qīzi)
丈夫 (zhàngfu)
夫妻 (fūqī)
夫婦／夫妇 (fūfù)

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