wife (in ancient/classical Chinese)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wife; one's spouse
archaicA classical Chinese term for 'wife,' commonly seen in pre-modern vernacular literature such as Ming and Qing dynasty novels and plays. It is no longer used in modern daily conversation.
Wǔ武
Sōng松
duì对
hún浑
jiā家
dào道
：
“
Wǒ我
jīn今
rì日
chū出
mén门
qù去
yě也
。
”
Wu Song said to his wife, "I am going out today."
Nà那
yuán员
wài外
biàn便
huàn唤
hún浑
jiā家
chū出
lái来
xiāng相
dài待
。
The official then called his wife out to receive the guests.
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（
chàng唱
cí词
）
Wǒ我
yǔ与
hún浑
jiā家
，
ēn恩
ài爱
liǎng两
bù不
yí疑
。
(Lyrics) My wife and I, our love is free of doubt.