三妻四妾

Chinese

		three	wife; to marry off (a daughter)	four	concubine
trad. (三妻四妾)		三	妻	四	妾
simp. #(三妻四妾)		三	妻	四	妾

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānqīsìqiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-chhî-si-chhiap

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānqīsìqiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sancisìhciè
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chʻi¹-ssŭ⁴-chʻieh⁴
    • Yale: sān-chī-sz̀-chyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchisyhchieh
    • Palladius: саньцисыце (sanʹcisyce)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³
    • Yale: sāam chāi sei chip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsai¹ sei³ tsip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ cei¹ séi³ qib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-chhî-si-chhiap
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ qi^ˊ xi qiab^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ qi¹ xi⁴ qiab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/

Idiom

三妻四妾

1. to have many wives and concubines