Meaning of 二房
二房 means the second branch of a family (in traditional extended family systems); concubine; secondary wife. Pronounced èr fáng.
- the second branch of a family (in traditional extended family systems)
- concubine; secondary wife
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
jiù旧
shí时
de的
dà大
jiā家
tíng庭
zhōng中
，
èr二
fáng房
tōng通
cháng常
zhù住
zài在
dōng东
biān边
de的
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
。
In old extended families, the second branch usually lived in the eastern courtyard.
Tā他
shì是
èr二
fáng房
suǒ所
chū出
de的
hái孩
zi子
，
zài在
jiā家
zú族
zhōng中
de的
dì地
wèi位
lüè略
dī低
yú于
zhǎng长
fáng房
。
He was a child born to the second branch, with a slightly lower status in the family than the eldest branch.