夫妻
Chinese
| husband; man | wife; to marry off (a daughter) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (夫妻) | 夫 | 妻 | |
| simp. #(夫妻) | 夫 | 妻 | |
Etymology
Dvandva of 夫 (fū, “husband”) + 妻 (qī, “wife”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): fu1 qi
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fû-chhî
- Eastern Min (BUC): hŭ-chă̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hu-chhe / hu-chhoe
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1fu-chi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fūqī
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fuci
- Wade–Giles: fu1-chʻi1
- Yale: fū-chī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuchi
- Palladius: фуци (fuci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: fu1 qi1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fu ki
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu1 cai1
- Yale: fū chāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu1 tsai1
- Guangdong Romanization: fu1 cei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: fu1 tai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu³³ tʰai³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fû-chhî
- Hakka Romanization System: fuˊ qiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: fu1 qi1
- Sinological IPA: /fu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-chhe
- Tâi-lô: hu-tshe
- Phofsit Daibuun: huzhef
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ t͡sʰe³³/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-chhoe
- Tâi-lô: hu-tshue
- Phofsit Daibuun: huzhoef
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ t͡sʰue³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Noun
夫妻
- husband and wife; married couple (Classifier: 對／对)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 夫妻 (“husband and wife”) [map]
Derived terms
- 一夜夫妻百夜恩
- 一夜夫妻百日恩
- 一日夫妻百日恩
- 兒女夫妻 / 儿女夫妻
- 半糖夫妻 (bàntáng fūqī)
- 半路夫妻 (bànlù fūqī)
- 夫妻兩口 / 夫妻两口
- 夫妻反目
- 夫妻店 (fūqīdiàn)
- 夫妻本是同林鳥 / 夫妻本是同林鸟 (fūqī běn shì tóng lín niǎo)
- 夫妻檔 / 夫妻档 (fūqīdàng)
- 夫妻無隔宿之仇 / 夫妻无隔宿之仇
- 夫妻相 (fūqīxiàng)
- 夫妻老婆店 (fūqīlǎopodiàn)
- 夫妻肺片 (fūqīfèipiàn)
- 夫妻財產制 / 夫妻财产制
- 夫妻關係 / 夫妻关系
- 夫妻魚 / 夫妻鱼 (fūqīyú)
- 恩愛夫妻不到頭 / 恩爱夫妻不到头
- 患難夫妻 / 患难夫妻
- 指腳夫妻 / 指脚夫妻
- 柴米夫妻
- 盤古氏夫妻 / 盘古氏夫妻
- 空中夫妻
- 結髮夫妻 / 结发夫妻 (jiéfà fūqī)
- 綰角兒夫妻 / 绾角儿夫妻
- 老夫妻
- 花燭夫妻 / 花烛夫妻
- 要作神仙眷屬，先作柴米夫妻 / 要作神仙眷属，先作柴米夫妻
- 露水夫妻
See also
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夫 | 妻 |
| ふ Grade: 4 |
さい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ふさい [fúꜜsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) ふさい [fùsáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟sa̠i]
Noun
夫妻 • (fusai)
- a married couple, husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
- Synonym: 夫婦 (fūfu)
- 山田夫妻は来月帰国します
- Yamada fusai wa raigetsu kikoku shimasu
- Mr. and Mrs. Yamada will come home next month
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夫 | 妻 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 5 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 夫婦 妻夫 |
Sound change from をひと (男人) め (妻).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [o̞to̞me̞]
Noun
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夫 | 妻 |
Noun
夫妻 • (bucheo) (hangeul 부처)
- hanja form? of 부처 (“married couple”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夫 | 妻 |
Noun
夫妻
- chữ Hán form of phu thê (“married couple”)