三妻四妾

Chinese

		three	wife; to marry off (a daughter)	four	concubine
trad. (三妻四妾)		三	妻	四	妾
simp. ^#(三妻四妾)		三	妻	四	妾

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānqīsìqiè

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-chhî-si-chhiap

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānqīsìqiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sancisìhciè
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-chʻi¹-ssŭ⁴-chʻieh⁴
  - Yale: sān-chī-sz̀-chyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchisyhchieh
  - Palladius: саньцисыце (sanʹcisyce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³
  - Yale: sāam chāi sei chip
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsai¹ sei³ tsip⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ cei¹ séi³ qib³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-chhî-si-chhiap
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ qi´ xi qiab`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ qi¹ xi⁴ qiab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/

Idiom

三妻四妾

to have many wives and concubines

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