三妻四妾
Chinese
| three | wife; to marry off (a daughter) | four | concubine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三妻四妾) | 三 | 妻 | 四 | 妾 | |
| simp. #(三妻四妾) | 三 | 妻 | 四 | 妾 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānqīsìqiè
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sancisìhciè
- Wade–Giles: san1-chʻi1-ssŭ4-chʻieh4
- Yale: sān-chī-sz̀-chyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchisyhchieh
- Palladius: саньцисыце (sanʹcisyce)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 cai1 sei3 cip3
- Yale: sāam chāi sei chip
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 tsai1 sei3 tsip8
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 cei1 séi3 qib3
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-chhî-si-chhiap
- Hakka Romanization System: samˊ qiˊ xi qiabˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sam1 qi1 xi4 qiab5
- Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Idiom
三妻四妾
- to have many wives and concubines