妻妻

Chinese

		wife; to marry off (a daughter)	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (妻妻)		妻	妻
simp. #(妻妻)		妻	妻

Etymology

Dvandva of 妻 (qī, “wife”) + 妻 (qī, “wife”), following the pattern of 夫妻 (fūqī, “husband and wife, married (straight) couple”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cici
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻi¹
    • Yale: chī-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichi
    • Palladius: цици (cici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

Noun

妻妻

1. (slang, neologism) wife and wife; lesbian couple

Antonyms

• 夫夫 (fūfū)