駙馬

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Chinese

prince consort horse; surname
trad. (駙馬)
simp. (驸马)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

駙馬

  1. husband of an sovereign's daughter or sister; monarch's son-in-law or brother-in-law

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (駙馬):
  • Japanese: 駙馬(ふば) (fuba)
  • Korean: 부마(駙馬) (buma)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology

Middle Chinese 駙馬

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (fuba

  1. (historical, monarchy) a Chinese prince consort, the husband of a 公主 (kōshu, Chinese princess) and son-in-law of the Chinese emperor

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

駙馬

  1. chữ Hán form of phò mã (husband of an emperor's daughter or sister; emperor's son-in-law or brother-in-law).