妻 [－]

Jyutping cai3
Pinyin qī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to marry a girl to a person

妻 [－]

Jyutping cai1
Pinyin qì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to marry off (a daughter)

妻 [－]

Jyutping cai1
Pinyin qī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. wife
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. wife
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    男性​嘅​正式​女​配偶
    wife
    • 夫妻
      夫妻
      fu1 cai1
      husband and wife; couple
    • 妻離子散
      妻离子散
      wife and children are leaving (the husband)
  2. 反義詞
    夫
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. wife
  2. Cangjie Input
    JLV
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这男人和他妻子互相帮助。
    這男人和他妻子互相幫助。
    zhè nán rén hé tā qī zǐ hù xiāng bāng zhù 。
    • The man and his wife helped each other.
  2. 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，我們認為丈夫養傢，妻子照顧孩子和傢庭。
    dāng wǒ men xiǎng dào nán nǚ zài shè huì zhòng dì chuán tǒng jué sè shí ， wǒ men rèn wèi zhàng fu yǎng jiā ， qī zǐ zhào gù 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.
  3. Mandarin
    男人能娶到一个好妻子是很幸福的。
    男人能娶到一個好妻子是很幸福的。
    nán rén néng qǔ dào yī gè hǎo qī zǐ shì hěn xìng fú de 。
    • Happy is a man who marries a good wife.
  4. Mandarin
    总统出国通常有妻子陪伴。
    總統出國通常有妻子陪伴。
    zǒng tǒng chū guó tōng cháng yǒu qī zǐ péi bàn 。
    • The President is usually accompanied by his wife when he goes abroad.
  5. Mandarin
    他的妻子是法国人
    他的妻子是法國人
    tā de qī zǐ shì fǎ guó rén
    • His wife is French.
    • Her wife is French.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    夫妻间太过迁就未必一定系好事。
    夫妻間太過遷就未必一定係好事。
    fu1 cai1 gaan1 taai3 gwo3 cin1 zau6 mei6 bit1 jat1 ding6 hai6 hou2 si6.
    • A marriage in which each partner always gives in to the other's demands may not be a good thing.
  2. Cantonese
    夫妻档
    夫妻檔
    fu1 cai1 dong3
    • husband and wife engaging in the same profession or working together
  3. Cantonese
    贫贱夫妻百事哀
    貧賤夫妻百事哀
    pan4 zin6 fu1 cai1 baak3 si6 oi1
    • The poor husband and wife have a tough life.
  4. Cantonese
    一夜夫妻百夜恩
    一夜夫妻百夜恩
    jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 je6 jan1
    • treasure your spouse; literally: couple for a night, gratitude of 100 nights
  5. Cantonese
    两夫妻有咩唔讲得吖。
    兩夫妻有咩唔講得吖。
    loeng5 fu1 cai1 jau5 me1 m4 gong2 dak1 aa1.
    • There is nothing that a husband and a wife cannot talk about.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    祸不及妻儿
    禍不及妻兒
    wo6 bat1 kap6 cai1 ji4
  2. Cantonese
    淫人妻女笑呵呵，妻女人淫意若何？
    淫人妻女笑呵呵，妻女人淫意若何？
  3. Cantonese
    宁教人打仔，莫教人分妻
    寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻
    ning4 gaau3 jan4 daai2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1