夫妻

夫妻

Chinese

		husband; man	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
simp. and trad. (夫妻)		夫	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fūqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): fu¹ cai¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fu¹ tai¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fû-chhî
• Min Dong (BUC): hŭ-chă̤
• Min Nan (POJ): hu-chhe / hu-chhoe
• Wu (Wiktionary): fu qi (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fūqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuchi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fuci
    • IPA ^(key): /fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu¹ cai¹
    • Yale: fū chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu¹ tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu¹ cei¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fu¹ tai¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fu³³ tʰai³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fû-chhî
    • Hakka Romanization System: fu´ qi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fu¹ qi¹
    • IPA: /fu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hŭ-chă̤
    • IPA ^(key): /hu⁵⁵ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒɛ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: hu-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huzhef
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ t͡sʰe³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-chhoe
    • Tâi-lô: hu-tshue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huzhoef
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ t͡sʰue³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: fu qi (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /fv̩ʷ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

Noun

夫妻

1. husband and wife; married couple (Classifier: 對／对)

   夫妻關係 / 夫妻关系  ―  fūqī guānxì  ―  husband-wife relationship

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 夫妻 (“husband and wife”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		夫妻, 夫婦, 伉儷
Mandarin	Beijing	兩口子, 公母倆
	Taiwan	夫妻, 兩夫妻
	Jinan	兩口子
	Xi'an	兩口子
	Wuhan	夫妻, 夫妻伙裡
	Chengdu	兩夫妻, 兩口子
	Yangzhou	夫妻
	Hefei	夫妻
Cantonese	Guangzhou	兩公婆, 公婆
	Hong Kong	兩公婆
	Taishan	兩公婆
	Yangjiang	兩公婆, 公婆
Gan	Nanchang	兩媽老子, 兩公婆
Hakka	Meixian	兩公婆, 公婆
	Xingning	兩公婆
	Huidong (Daling)	兩公婆
	Qujiang	兩公婆
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	兩公婆
	Changting	兩公婆
	Pingyu	兩公婆
	Wuping	兩公婆
	Liancheng	兩公婆
	Ruijin	兩公婆, 兩老子
	Shicheng	兩公婆
	Shangyou	兩公婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老
	Dongshi (Dabu)	兩公姐, 公婆, 兩老
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	兩公姐, 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	兩公姐, 公姐, 兩老
Jin	Taiyuan	夫妻, 兩口子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	兩老, 兩老媽
Min Dong	Fuzhou	老公媽
	Matsu	老公媽
Min Nan	Xiamen	翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐
	Quanzhou	翁某, 翁仔某
	Jinjiang	翁某仔
	Zhangzhou	翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐
	Taipei	翁仔某
	Kaohsiung	翁仔某
	Tainan	翁仔某
	Taichung	翁仔某
	Hsinchu	翁仔某
	Lukang	翁某
	Sanxia	翁仔某
	Yilan	翁仔某
	Kinmen	翁仔某
	Magong	翁仔某
	Penang	翁某
	Philippines (Manila)	翁某仔
	Chaozhou	翁姐, 兩公婆
Wu	Shanghai	夫妻
	Suzhou	夫妻, 兩夫妻
	Wenzhou	兩夫妻, 兩老
Xiang	Changsha	兩公婆, 兩夫婦
	Shuangfeng	兩公婆, 兩夫婦

Derived terms

一夜夫妻百夜恩 一夜夫妻百日恩 一日夫妻百日恩 兒女夫妻／儿女夫妻 半糖夫妻 (bàntáng fūqī) 夫妻兩口／夫妻两口 夫妻反目 夫妻店 (fūqīdiàn) 夫妻本是同林鳥／夫妻本是同林鸟 (fūqī běn shì tóng lín niǎo) 夫妻檔／夫妻档 (fūqīdàng) 夫妻無隔宿之仇／夫妻无隔宿之仇 夫妻相 (fūqīxiàng) 夫妻肺片 (fūqīfèipiàn) 夫妻財產制／夫妻财产制

夫妻關係／夫妻关系 恩愛夫妻不到頭／恩爱夫妻不到头 患難夫妻／患难夫妻 指腳夫妻／指脚夫妻 柴米夫妻 盤古氏夫妻／盘古氏夫妻 空中夫妻 結髮夫妻／结发夫妻 綰角兒夫妻／绾角儿夫妻 老夫妻 花燭夫妻／花烛夫妻 要作神仙眷屬，先作柴米夫妻／要作神仙眷属，先作柴米夫妻 露水夫妻

See also

• 夫夫 (fūfū)
• 妻妻 (qīqī)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
夫	妻
ふ Grade: 4	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ふ​さい [fúꜜsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ふさ​い [fùsáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝsa̠i]

Noun

夫妻 (hiragana ふさい, rōmaji fusai)

1. a married couple, husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs.

   山田夫妻 (やまだふさい)は来月帰国 (らいげつきこく)します

   Yamada fusai wa raigetsu kikoku shimasu

   Mr. and Mrs. Yamada will come home next month

Synonyms

Synonyms

• 夫婦 (ふうふ) (fūfu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
夫	妻
Grade: 4	Grade: 5
Irregular

Sound change from をひと (男人) め (妻).

Alternative forms

• 夫婦

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [o̞to̞me̞]

Noun

夫妻 (hiragana おとめ, rōmaji otome, historical hiragana をとめ)

1. husband and wife

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
夫	妻

Noun

夫妻 • (bucheo) (hangeul 부처)

1. Hanja form^? of 부처 (“married couple”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
夫	妻

Noun

夫妻

1. Hán tự form of phu thê (“married couple”).