wife
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wife; spouse (female)
literaryA formal, literary term for 'wife', rarely used in casual modern speech.
Tā他
nián年
guò过
sān三
shí十
，
shàng尚
wèi未
qǔ娶
qī妻
shì室
。
He is over thirty years old and has not yet taken a wife.
Tā他
xié携
qī妻
shì室
ér儿
nǚ女
yī一
tóng同
fù赴
rèn任
。
He went to take up his post together with his wife and children.
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Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
：
xiū修
shēn身
qí齐
jiā家
，
bì必
xiān先
yǒu有
xián贤
liáng良
qī妻
shì室
。
The ancients said: To cultivate oneself and manage the family well, one must first have a virtuous wife.