妻兒
Chinese
| wife; to marry off (a daughter) | son; child; diminutive suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (妻兒) | 妻 | 兒 | |
| simp. (妻儿) | 妻 | 儿 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
妻兒
- (literary) wife and child(ren)
- 歡娛接賓客，飽暖及妻兒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 白居易 (Bai Juyi), 《偶作寄朗之》 (A Casually-Written Poem Sent to Langzhi)
- Huānyú jiē bīnkè, bǎonuǎn jí qī'ér. [Pinyin]
- I entertained guests with pleasure, / And was able to feed and clothe my family.
欢娱接宾客，饱暖及妻儿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (archaic) wife
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 妻子 (“wife”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 妻, 妻兒, 內人, 夫人, 娘子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 妻子, 夫人, 太太, 妻室, 妻房, 拙荊 humble | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 女人, 媳婦兒, 老婆子, 家項兒 dated |
| Taiwan | 太太, 老婆, 牽手 | |
| Tianjin | 老婆, 屋裡的, 家裡的, 娘們兒 | |
| Ulanhot | 媳婦兒, 老娘們兒 | |
| Tongliao | 媳婦兒, 老娘們兒 | |
| Chifeng | 老娘們兒 | |
| Bayanhot | 老婆, 屋裡的 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 媳婦兒, 老娘們兒 | |
| Harbin | 老婆, 媳婦兒, 屋裡的, 屋裡人兒, 老娘們兒 | |
| Shenyang | 老婆, 家裡的 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老婆, 媳婦, 家裡兒的 | |
| Qingdao | 老婆子 | |
| Weifang (Weicheng) | 老婆, 家裡 | |
| Weifang (Fangzi) | 老婆, 媳婦, 家裡 | |
| Weifang (Hanting) | 老婆, 媳婦 | |
| Changyi | 老婆, 媳婦, 家裡 | |
| Gaomi | 老婆, 媳婦, 家裡 | |
| Zhucheng | 媳子, 老婆 | |
| Anqiu | 老婆, 媳婦, 家裡 | |
| Changle | 老婆, 媳婦, 家裡 | |
| Linqu | 老婆, 媳婦 | |
| Qingzhou | 老婆, 媳婦 | |
| Shouguang | 老婆, 女人 | |
| Wulian | 老婆, 辦飯的 | |
| Jinan | 老婆, 媳婦, 女的, 家裡, 家裡的 | |
| Luoyang | 女人, 媳婦兒, 屋裡的, 家裡 | |
| Wanrong | 老婆, 媳婦 | |
| Zhengzhou | 媳婦 | |
| Xi'an | 女人, 媳婦兒, 老婆, 婆娘, 屋裡人, 屋裡家 | |
| Yinchuan | 婆姨, 媳婦, 女人 | |
| Lanzhou | 女人, 媳婦, 屋裡的, 家裡的 | |
| Xining | 媳婦, 婆娘, 家裡的 | |
| Ürümqi | 女人, 媳婦兒, 央格子 | |
| Wuhan | 女的, 女將, 屋裡 dated, 屋裡的 dated, 屋裡人 dated, 家務 dated, 堂客 dated | |
| Huanggang | 屋裡人, 屋裡, 堂客 | |
| Chengdu | 女的, 女人, 老娘兒, 婆娘 | |
| Guiyang | 女的, 女人, 婆娘, 屋頭人 | |
| Kunming | 婆娘, 老婆, 媳婦, 女人, 家首 | |
| Guilin | 老婆 | |
| Liuzhou | 老婆, 婆娘 dated | |
| Sanjiang (Danzhou) | 老婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 女的, 家下, 家來的, 家裡人, 媳婦兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 老婆, 媽媽, 堂客, 女眷 | |
| Xinghua | 女人, 女將 | |
| Nanjing | 女的, 女人, 老婆, 媽媽 | |
| Hefei | 老婆, 奶奶們 | |
| Nantong | 堂客, 女將, 奶奶, 老婆 | |
| Malaysia | 老婆 | |
| Singapore | 老婆, 太太 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 老婆, 婆姨, 婆娘, 妻人 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 老婆, 婆姨, 女人, 妻人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老婆, 女人 |
| Hong Kong | 老婆, 太太 non-face-to-face | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 老婆 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 老婆 | |
| Macau | 老婆, 太太 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老婆 | |
| Foshan | 老婆 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老婆 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 老婆 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 老婆 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 老婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 老婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老婆 | |
| Taishan | 老婆 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 老婆 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 老婆 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 老婆 | |
| Dongguan | 老婆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老婆 | |
| Shaoguan | 老婆 | |
| Yunfu | 老婆 | |
| Yangjiang | 老婆, 家下, 夫娘 | |
| Xinyi | 老婆 | |
| Lianjiang | 老婆 | |
| Nanning | 老婆 | |
| Wuzhou | 老婆, 燒火婆 | |
| Yulin | 老婆, 婦娘 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老婆 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老婆 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老婆 | |
| Dongxing | 老婆 | |
| Danzhou | 老婆 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老婆 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 老婆 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老婆, 太太 | |
| Móng Cái | 老婆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老婆, 女客 |
| Lichuan | 老婆, 女客 | |
| Pingxiang | 婆娘, 老婆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老婆 |
| Xingning | 老婆 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老婆 | |
| Huiyang | 老婆 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 老婆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老婆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老婆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老婆 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老婆 | |
| Wengyuan | 老婆 | |
| Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 婦娘, 堂客 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老婆 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 婆乸 | |
| Liannan | 老婆 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 老婆 | |
| Jiexi | 老婆 | |
| Luhe | 婦娘 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 婦娘 | |
| Changting | 老婆 | |
| Wuping | 老婆 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 老婆 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 老婆, 婦娘 | |
| Liancheng | 婦娘 | |
| Ninghua | 老婆 | |
| Yudu | 老婆, 婦娘 | |
| Ningdu | 老婆 | |
| Ruijin | 老婆, 婦娘 | |
| Shicheng | 老婆 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 老婆 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 老婆 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老婆 | |
| Dayu | 老婆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婦娘, 老姐 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姐仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婦娘, 老姐 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 婦娘, 老姐 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 婦娘, 老姐 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 婦娘 | |
| Hong Kong | 老婆 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 老婆 | |
| Luchuan | 老婆 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 老婆 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 老婆 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 老婆 | |
| Singkawang | 老婆, 番婆 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老嫗 |
| Shexian | 老婆, 堂客 | |
| Tunxi | 老婆 | |
| Xiuning | 老婆 | |
| Yixian | 老婆 | |
| Qimen | 婦兒家 | |
| Wuyuan | 老婆 | |
| Fuliang | 老婆, 婦人個 | |
| Dexing | 老婆 | |
| Jingde | 屋裡 | |
| Shitai (Xianyu) | 老婆 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老婆, 家裡的, 女人, 婆姨 |
| Pingyao | 老婆, 媳婦, 婆姨 | |
| Xinzhou | 女人, 老婆, 婆姨 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 老婆 | |
| Linhe | 老婆, 女人 | |
| Jining | 老婆, 媳婦 | |
| Hohhot | 女人 | |
| Baotou | 老婆, 媳婦 | |
| Dongsheng | 老婆 | |
| Haibowan | 老婆 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 老媽 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 老媽 | |
| Songxi | 老媽 | |
| Zhenghe | 老媽 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 老媽 | |
| Jianyang | 老媽 | |
| Wuyishan | 老媽 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 老媽 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 老媽, 諸娘儂, 厝裡, 𡚸, 老小 |
| Changle | 老媽, 厝裡 | |
| Fuqing | 老媽, 𡚸, 厝裡 | |
| Pingtan | 老媽 | |
| Yongtai | 老媽 | |
| Gutian | 老媽 | |
| Fu'an | 老媽 | |
| Ningde | 老媽 | |
| Shouning | 老媽 | |
| Zhouning | 老媽 | |
| Fuding | 老媽 | |
| Matsu | 老媽 | |
| Manjung (Gutian) | 老媽 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 某, 牽手, 牽手的, 查某儂, 厝內, 厝內儂, 家內, 家內儂, 家後, 內人, 內助, 婦人儂, 柴耙, 老柴杮, 老柴㷮 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 某 | |
| Quanzhou | 某, 牽手, 牽手的, 查某儂, 厝內, 家內, 家內儂, 家後, 內人, 內助, 婦人儂 | |
| Zhangzhou | 某, 牽手, 牽手的, 查某儂, 厝內, 厝內儂, 家內, 家內儂, 家後, 內人, 內助, 婦人儂, 內頭, 㾀菜籃 | |
| Zhangpu | 某 | |
| Zhao'an | 某 | |
| Dongshan | 某 | |
| Taipei | 太太, 某, 牽手 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 太太, 阮厝的查某儂, 阿貼的, 後柴耙, 某 | |
| Kaohsiung | 太太, 某, 查某儂, 柴耙, 牽手, 牽的, 煮飯的 | |
| Yilan | 太太, 某, 查某儂, 家後, 柴耙, 牽手, 牽的, 煮飯的 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 某, 查某人, 柴耙, 牽手, 煮飯的 | |
| Taichung | 某, 家後, 牽手 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 某 | |
| Tainan | 太太, 某, 查某儂, 柴耙, 牽手, 牽的, 煮飯的 | |
| Taitung | 某 | |
| Hsinchu | 某, 家後, 查某儂, 煮飯的, 柴耙 | |
| Kinmen | 某, 家內, 太的 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 某, 牽手, 查某儂, 姿娘, 夫人, 家內, 柴耙 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 某, 查某儂, 家後 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 某, 厝內, 厝內儂 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 某, 牽手, 牽手的 | |
| Longyan | 老婆 | |
| Zhangping | 查某儂 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 查某, 老媽 non-face-to-face | |
| Chaozhou | 𡚸 | |
| Shantou | 𡚸, 老婆 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 𡚸 | |
| Jieyang | 𡚸 | |
| Lufeng | 𡚸 | |
| Haifeng | 𡚸, 㜁𡚸 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 𡚸 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 𡚸, 老婆 | |
| Leizhou | 老婆, 婆 | |
| Wenchang | 老婆 | |
| Haikou | 老婆, 妰娝 dated | |
| Qionghai | 老婆 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老媽 |
| Xianyou | 老媽 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 老婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老婆, 女人 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 老婆 |
| Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 女人 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老婆, 太太, 妻子, 夫人, 內人, 女人, 家主婆, 屋裡個, 屋裡 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 女個, 屋裡, 女客, 女人 | |
| Suzhou | 女人, 家小, 家主婆, 家婆, 屋裡, 老婆 | |
| Wuxi | 老婆, 女人, 家主婆, 屋裡人 | |
| Danyang | 女個, 老媽, 家裡 | |
| Hangzhou | 老婆, 老娘, 女人, 女的, 屋裡, 屋裡廂 | |
| Ningbo | 老婆, 老𡢿, 女人, 屋裡人 dated | |
| Wenzhou | 老安, 老安人, 老人兒, 老人客, 老人, 屋裡 | |
| Jinhua | 老婆, 窩裡 | |
| Jinhua (Tangxi) | 老媽 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 堂客, 內當家, 婆婆子 |
| Xiangtan | 堂客 | |
| Loudi | 堂客, 婆娘, 老婆, 屋裡個, 他㑲娘 | |
| Shuangfeng | 堂客, 老婆 | |
| Quanzhou | 老婆 | |
Derived terms
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