贤妻 賢妻
贤妻 賢妻 xián qī ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ jin4 cai1
- (old) perfect wife
- you, my beloved wife
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贤 賢
- 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sing3 jin4 a sage
- 先贤 先賢 xiān xián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sin1 jin4 (literary) ancient sage
- 前贤 前賢 qián xián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cin4 jin4 sages of the past; worthy predecessors
- 奉贤 奉賢 Fèng xián ㄈㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ fung6 jin4 Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
- 普贤 普賢 Pǔ xián ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ pou2 jin4 Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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- 贤人 賢人 xián rén ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ jin4 jan4 great person of the past
- 贤劳 賢勞 xián láo ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄠˊ jin4 lou4 diligent
- 贤士 賢士 xián shì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ jin4 si6 virtuous person
- 贤弟 賢弟 xián dì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ jin4 dai6 worthy little brother
- 贤惠 賢惠 xián huì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin4 wai6 variant of 贤慧
- 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin4 wai6 (of a wife) wise and kind
- 贤才 賢才 xián cái ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ jin4 coi4 a genius
- 贤明 賢明 xián míng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jin4 ming4 wise and capable; sagacious
- 贤淑 賢淑 xián shū ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ jin4 suk6 (of a woman) virtuous
- 贤王 賢王 xián wáng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ jin4 wong4 sage kings
- 贤相 賢相 xián xiàng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jin4 soeng3 sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
- 贤能 賢能 xián néng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ jin4 nang4 sage
- 贤良 賢良 xián liáng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jin4 loeng4 (of a man) able and virtuous
- 贤达 賢達 xián dá ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˊ jin4 daat6 prominent and worthy personage
- 进贤 進賢 Jìn xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon3 jin4 see 进贤县
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
- 遗妻 遺妻 yí qī ㄧˊ ㄑㄧ wai4 cai1 widow
Idioms with these characters
- 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
- 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˊ gin3 jin4 si1 cai4 see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
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- 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˋ ging3 jin4 lai5 si6 (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
- 嫉贤妒能 嫉賢妒能 jí xián dù néng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ zat6 jin4 dou3 nang4 (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 圣经贤传 聖經賢傳 shèng jīng xián zhuàn ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ sing3 ging1 jin4 zyun6 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
- 推贤让能 推賢讓能 tuī xián ràng néng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄤˋ ㄋㄥˊ teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (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