休妻 xiū qī ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ jau1 cai1
- to repudiate one's wife
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休
- 休假 xiū jià ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄚˋ jau1 gaa3 to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
- 休克 xiū kè ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄜˋ jau1 hak1 (medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
- 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 rest
- 休想 xiū xiǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jau1 soeng2 don't think (that)
- 休眠 xiū mián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jau1 min4 (biology) dormant
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- 休闲 休閒 xiū xián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau1 haan4 leisure
- 休养 休養 xiū yǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ jau1 joeng5 to recuperate
- 罢休 罷休 bà xiū ㄅㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ baa6 jau1 to give up
- 退休 tuì xiū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ teoi3 jau1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 不休 bù xiū ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ bat1 jau1 endlessly
- 且休 qiě xiū ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ce2 jau1 rest for now
- 乞休 qǐ xiū ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄡ hat1 jau1 to request permission to resign from an official position (old)
- 介休 Jiè xiū ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ gaai3 jau1 see 介休市
- 休兵 xiū bīng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ jau1 bing1 to cease fire
- 休学 休學 xiū xué ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jau1 hok6 to suspend schooling
- 休宁 休寧 Xiū níng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄋㄧㄥˊ jau1 ning4 see 休宁县
- 休市 xiū shì ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕˋ jau1 si5 to close the market (for a holiday or overnight etc)
- 休庭 xiū tíng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jau1 ting4 to adjourn (law)
- 休怪 xiū guài ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄞˋ jau1 gwaai3 don't blame (sb)
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)
- 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
- 遗妻 遺妻 yí qī ㄧˊ ㄑㄧ wai4 cai1 widow
Idioms with these characters
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ bat1 min4 bat1 jau1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
- 喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ dip6 dip6 bat1 jau1 (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
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- 呶呶不休 náo náo bù xiū ㄋㄠˊ ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
- 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ sin6 baa6 gam1 jau1 (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- 无休无止 無休無止 wú xiū wú zhǐ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ mou4 jau1 mou4 zi2 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
- 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ jau1 cik1 soeng1 gwaan1 to share the same interests (idiom)
- 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū ㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄡ jat1 zeoi3 fong1 jau1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
- 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)
- 夫妻反目 fū qī fǎn mù ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ fu1 cai1 faan2 muk6 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife