娶妻 qǔ qī ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ ceoi2 cai1
- to take a wife
- to get married (man)
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娶
- 娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ceoi2 can1 to take a wife
- 嫁娶 jià qǔ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˇ gaa3 ceoi2 marriage
- 续娶 續娶 xù qǔ ㄒㄩˋ ㄑㄩˇ zuk6 ceoi2 to remarry
- 迎娶 yíng qǔ ㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩˇ jing6 ceoi2 (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony
- 娶媳妇 娶媳婦 qǔ xí fù ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ ceoi2 sik1 fu5 to get oneself a wife
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
Show 15 more words with 妻
- 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
- 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
- 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