情婦
See also: 情妇
Chinese
feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation |
woman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (情婦) | 情 | 婦 | |
| simp. (情妇) | 情 | 妇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-hū / chêng-hǔ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qíngfù
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cíngfù
- Wade–Giles: chʻing2-fu4
- Yale: chíng-fù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyngfuh
- Palladius: цинфу (cinfu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing4 fu5
- Yale: chìhng fúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing4 fu5
- Guangdong Romanization: qing4 fu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ fuː¹³/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: ceang4 fu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰəŋ²¹ fu³²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-hū
- Tâi-lô: tsîng-hū
- Phofsit Daibuun: zenghu
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hu²²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ hu³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hu³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² hu²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-hǔ
- Tâi-lô: tsîng-hǔ
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hu²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Noun
情婦
- mistress; paramour; the other woman
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 情婦 (“mistress; paramour; the other woman”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姘婦, 情婦 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契家婆 |
| Dongguan | 契家婆, 情婦 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 二奶 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 野老婆 |
| Pingxiang | 野老婆 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契兄婆, 婊婆 |
| Taipei | 夥計 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 夥計 | |
| Kaohsiung | 夥計 | |
| Yilan | 夥計 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 夥計 | |
| Taichung | 夥計仔 | |
| Tainan | 夥計, 契兄婆 GT, 包飼的 GT | |
| Hsinchu | 夥計 | |
| Kinmen | 鬥頭 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 鬥頭 | |
| Leizhou | 契家婆 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 野老婆 |
| Loudi | 野老婆 | |
| Hengyang | 野老婆 | |
See also
- 情夫 (qíngfū)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 情 | 婦 |
| じょう Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 5 |
| goon | kan'yōon |
Etymology
First cited to the early 1900s.[1]
Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 情婦 (MC dzjeng bjuwX). Compare modern Mandarin 情婦／情妇 (qíngfù).
Pronunciation
Noun
情婦 • (jōfu)
Usage notes
Specifically refers to an extramarital female lover.[1]
Somewhat dated overtones. Often used to refer to a criminal's or player's lover;[1] compare English moll.
Synonyms
- 隠し女 (kakushi onna): literally hidden woman
- 色女 (iro onna): literally "colorful" woman (alluding to a sexual relationship)
- 愛人 (aijin): a lover (often, but not necessarily, refers to an extramarital relationship)