相夫教子

Chinese

		each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	husband; man	teach; teaching; religion	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (相夫教子)		相	夫	教	子
simp. #(相夫教子)		相	夫	教	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngfūjiàozǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng³ fu¹ gaau³ zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siòng-hu-kàu-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngfūjiàozǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngfujiàozǐh
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-fu¹-chiao⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: syàng-fū-jyàu-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqfujiawtzyy
    • Palladius: сянфуцзяоцзы (sjanfuczjaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng³ fu¹ gaau³ zi²
    • Yale: seung fū gaau jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng³ fu¹ gaau³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng³ fu¹ gao³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³³ fuː⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siòng-hu-kàu-chú
    • Tâi-lô: siòng-hu-kàu-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siornghu'kaozuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu³³ kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hu⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hu⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

Idiom

相夫教子

1. (of a woman) to support one's husband and teach one's children

Usage notes

Epitomises a virtuous woman (賢妻良母)'s role in the family.