娶妻

Chinese

		take a wife	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
simp. and trad. (娶妻)		娶	妻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǔqī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi² cai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhí-chhî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǔqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuchi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔci
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi² cai¹
  - Yale: chéui chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey² tsai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu² cei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhí-chhî
  - Hakka Romanization System: qi` qi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qi³ qi¹
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi³¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

Verb

娶妻

(of a man) to marry a wife; to take a wife

Derived terms

娶妻生子 (qǔqīshēngzǐ)

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