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Chinese
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wife; to marry off (a daughter)
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child; offspring
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| trad. (妻孥)
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妻
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孥
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| simp. #(妻孥)
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妻
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孥
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| alternative forms
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妻帑
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Pronunciation
Noun
妻孥
- (literary) wife and children
Synonyms
- 妻兒／妻儿 (qī'ér)
- 妻子 (Classical Chinese)
- 妻小 (qīxiǎo) (dated)
- 家小 (jiāxiǎo) (colloquial)
- 家眷 (jiājuàn)
- 某囝 (Hokkien)
- 老媽囝／老妈囝 (sē-mǎ-gṳǐng) (Northern Min)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 妻孥 (MC tshej nu).
Pronunciation
Noun
妻孥 • (saido) ←さいど (saido)?
- (literary) wife and children
Synonyms