三妻四妾

三妻四妾

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānqīsìqiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sānqīsìqiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchisyhchieh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sancisìhciè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰjɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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): /säːm⁵⁵ 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 t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ap̚²/

Idiom

三妻四妾

1. to have many wives and concubines