妻管嚴

See also: 妻管严

Chinese

		wife; to marry off (a daughter)	to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe	(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe
trad. (妻管嚴)		妻	管	嚴
simp. (妻管严)		妻	管	严

Etymology

Near-homophonic play on 氣管炎／气管炎 (qìguǎnyán, “tracheitis”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīguǎnyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīguǎnyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciguǎnyán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-kuan³-yen²
    • Yale: chī-gwǎn-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chigoanyan
    • Palladius: цигуаньянь (ciguanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

Verb

妻管嚴

1. (neologism, slang, humorous, of a married man) to be henpecked by his wife; to be submissive at home