情夫

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Chinese

feeling; emotion; passion
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
 
husband; man
trad. (情夫)
simp. #(情夫)

Pronunciation


Noun

情夫

  1. extramarital male lover of a married woman

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
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Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 情夫 (*dzhiɛng *bio). Compare modern Mandarin 情夫 (qíngfū).

Pronunciation

Noun

(じょう)() (jōfu

  1. (dated) a male lover, a male fling, a paramour

Usage notes

Specifically refers to an extramarital male lover.[2]

Dated overtones. Implies a secret relationship. Generally being replaced in modern usage by the term 愛人(あいじん) (aijin).[2]

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN