subsequent wife; second wife
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a wife taken after the death of the first wife; a subsequent wife
formalA formal term, also known as 继室. Refers specifically to a legal wife married after the first wife's death, not a divorcee or concubine.
Tā他
de的
yuán元
pèi配
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
yòu又
qǔ娶
le了
yī一
wèi位
jì继
pèi配
。
After his first wife passed away, he married a subsequent wife.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
shí时
lǐ礼
fǎ法
，
jì继
pèi配
de的
dì地
wèi位
yī一
bān般
dī低
yú于
yuán元
pèi配
。
According to old rites, the status of a subsequent wife was generally lower than that of the first wife.
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Zhè这
wèi位
shì是
lǎo老
ye爷
de的
jì继
pèi配
fū夫
rén人
。
This is the master's subsequent wife.
Jiā家
zú族
zú族
pǔ谱
zhōng中
míng明
què确
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yuán元
pèi配
yǔ与
jì继
pèi配
de的
xìn信
xī息
。
The family genealogy clearly records information about the first wife and the subsequent wife.