正妻
Chinese
just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year |
wife; to marry off (a daughter) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (正妻) | 正 | 妻 | |
| simp. #(正妻) | 正 | 妻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngqī
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngci
- Wade–Giles: chêng4-chʻi1
- Yale: jèng-chī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchi
- Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zing3 cai1
- Yale: jing chāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing3 tsai1
- Guangdong Romanization: jing3 cei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
正妻
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 大老婆 (“official wife; primary wife”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 正室, 正房, 正妻, 嫡妻, 正室, 正配, 元配, 髮妻 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大婆兒, 大娘們兒 |
| Taiwan | 大老婆 | |
| Singapore | 大老婆 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 大婆子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 大婆兒, 大老婆 |
| Xi'an | 大老婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 大婆兒, 大婆子, 大老婆 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 大老婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 大老婆, 大婆子 |
| Liuzhou | 大婆 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 大老婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大婆 |
| Hong Kong | 大婆 | |
| Dongguan | 大婆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 大老婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 大婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 大老嫗 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 大婆子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大婆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大某 |
| Quanzhou | 大某 | |
| Jinjiang | 大某 | |
| Yongchun | 大某 | |
| Zhangzhou | 大某, 大姐 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 大某 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 大某 | |
| Leizhou | 大娘 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大房, 正房 |
| Xianyou | 大房, 正房 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 大婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 大老官 |
| Suzhou | 大老媽 | |
| Hangzhou | 大老婆 | |
| Wenzhou | 正娘 | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 正 | 妻 |
| せい Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [se̞ːsa̠i]
Noun
正妻 • (seisai)