pronoun: he / this / that / those;/particle used at the beginning of sentence to introduce a subject or in the middle or at the end of sentence with an exclamatory force
夫 [-]
Jyutping
fu1
Pinyin
fú
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
(classical) this, that
he, she, they
(exclamatory final particle)
(initial particle, introduces an opinion)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, obsolete
Meaningless particle in the middle of a sentence.
character, obsolete
Sentence-initial particle which introduces a topic.
character, obsolete
A generic personal pronoun – he; she; it; they.
劍閣崢嶸而崔嵬,一夫當關,萬夫莫開。
剑阁峥嵘而崔嵬,一夫当关,万夫莫开。
jiàn gé zhēng róng ér cuī wéi , yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi . The gate of the Sword Parapet stands firm on its frightful height. One man defending it, a thousand men could not break it open.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith live apart from each other now.
Mandarin
他有个很有意思但很费功夫的工作。
他有個很有意思但很費功夫的工作。
tā yǒu gè hěn yǒu yì si dàn hěn fèi gōng fu de gōng zuò 。
He has an interesting job, for which he has to work a lot.
He has an interesting job but it requires a lot of skill.
Mandarin
当我们想到男女在社会中的传统角色时,我们认为丈夫养家,妻子照顾孩子和家庭。
當我們想到男女在社會中的傳統角色時,我們認為丈夫養家,妻子照顧孩子和家庭。
dāng wǒ men xiǎng dào nán nǚ zài shè huì zhòng dì chuán tǒng jué sè shí , wǒ men rèn wéi zhàng fu yǎng jiā , qī zǐ zhào gu hái zi hé jiā tíng 。
When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.
Mandarin
这对夫妇生了个儿子。
這對夫婦生了個兒子。
zhè duì fū fù shēng le gè er zi 。
A son was born to the couple.
The couple had a son.
Mandarin
他会是我妹妹的好丈夫的。
他會是我妹妹的好丈夫的。
tā huì shì wǒ mèi mei de hǎo zhàng fu de 。