一夫多妻制
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Chinese
| polygyny | system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一夫多妻制) | 一夫多妻 | 制 | |
| simp. #(一夫多妻制) | 一夫多妻 | 制 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yifuduocijhìh
- Wade–Giles: i1-fu1-to1-chʻi1-chih4
- Yale: yī-fū-dwō-chī-jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifuduochijyh
- Palladius: ифудоцичжи (ifudocičži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 fu1 do1 cai1 zai3
- Yale: yāt fū dō chāi jai
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 fu1 do1 tsai1 dzai3
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 fu1 do1 cei1 zei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
一夫多妻制
- polygyny (practice where a man is married to several women)
Antonyms
- 一夫一妻制 (yīfūyīqīzhì)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | 夫 | 多 | 妻 | 制 |
| いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
ふ > ぷ Grade: 4 |
た Grade: 2 |
さい Grade: 5 |
せい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||||
Etymology
Literally "one husband multiple wives system".
Pronunciation
Noun
一夫多妻制 • (ipputasai-sei)
Synonyms
- 一夫多妻 (ipputasai)
See also
- 複婚 (fukukon, “polygamy”)