三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ saam1 cai1 sei3 cip3
- (idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem
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三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
妻
- 夫妻 fū qī ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ fu1 cai1 husband and wife; married couple
- 妻子 qī zǐ ㄑㄧ ㄗˇ cai1 zi2 wife and children
- 妻子 qī zi ㄑㄧ ˙ㄗ cai1 zi2 wife
- 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄑㄧ mei6 fan1 cai1 fiancée
- 亡妻 wáng qī ㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧ mong4 cai1 one's late wife
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- 人妻 rén qī ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧ jan4 cai1 married woman; wife (as a social role)
- 休妻 xiū qī ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ jau1 cai1 to repudiate one's wife
- 前妻 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 cai1 ex-wife
- 同妻 tóng qī ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧ tung4 cai1 (neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
- 丧妻 喪妻 sàng qī ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧ song3 cai1 to be bereaved of one's wife
- 妻儿 妻兒 qī ér ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ cai1 ji4 wife and child
- 妻妾 qī qiè ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cai1 cip3 wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
- 妻室 qī shì ㄑㄧ ㄕˋ cai1 sat1 wife
- 妻小 qī xiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˇ cai1 siu2 wife and children
- 娶妻 qǔ qī ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ ceoi2 cai1 to take a wife
- 娇妻 嬌妻 jiāo qī ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧ giu1 cai1 lovely wife
- 庶妻 shù qī ㄕㄨˋ ㄑㄧ syu3 cai1 concubine
- 换妻 換妻 huàn qī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ wun6 cai1 wife swapping
- 正妻 zhèng qī ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧ zing3 cai1 primary wife (in contrast to concubine); legal wife
- 贤妻 賢妻 xián qī ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ jin4 cai1 (old) perfect wife
四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
- 四处 四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 再四 zài sì ㄗㄞˋ ㄙˋ zoi3 sei3 repeatedly
- 十四 shí sì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ sap6 sei3 fourteen; 14
- 四下 sì xià ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sei3 haa6 everywhere
- 四化 sì huà ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sei3 faa3 abbr. for 四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6 forty
- 四国 四國 Sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ sei3 gwok3 Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围 四圍 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 all around
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 四大 sì dà ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ sei3 daai6 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- 四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6 "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
妾
- 侍妾 shì qiè ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ si6 cip3 concubine
- 妻妾 qī qiè ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cai1 cip3 wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
- 妾侍 qiè shì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ cip3 si6 maids and concubines
- 妾室 qiè shì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ cip3 sat1 concubine
- 姬妾 jī qiè ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ gei1 cip3 concubine
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- 宠妾 寵妾 chǒng qiè ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cung2 cip3 favored concubine
- 纳妾 納妾 nà qiè ㄋㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ naap6 cip3 to take a concubine
- 臣妾 chén qiè ㄔㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄝˋ san4 cip3 (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
- 妻妾成群 qī qiè chéng qún ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ cai1 cip3 sing4 kwan4 to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem
- 宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧ cung2 cip3 mit6 cai1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)