妻妾
Chinese
wife | concubine | ||
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trad. (妻妾) | 妻 | 妾 | |
simp. #(妻妾) | 妻 | 妾 |
Pronunciation
Noun
妻妾
- wives and concubines (of a man); harem
- 為宮室之美,妻妾之奉,所識窮乏者得我與? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Wèi gōngshì zhī měi, qīqiè zhī fèng, suǒ shí qióngfá zhě dé wǒ yú? [Pinyin]
- [When he takes them,] is it not that he may obtain beautiful mansions, that he may secure the services of wives and concubines, or that the poor and needy of his acquaintance may be helped by him?
为宫室之美,妻妾之奉,所识穷乏者得我与? [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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妻 | 妾 |
さい Grade: 5 |
しょう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Noun
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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