賢妻
Chinese
| worthy (person) | wife; to marry off (a daughter) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賢妻) | 賢 | 妻 | |
| simp. (贤妻) | 贤 | 妻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiánqī
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siánci
- Wade–Giles: hsien2-chʻi1
- Yale: syán-chī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanchi
- Palladius: сяньци (sjanʹci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin4 cai1
- Yale: yìhn chāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 tsai1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin4 cei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-chhe
- Tâi-lô: hiân-tshe
- Phofsit Daibuun: hienzhef
- IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
賢妻
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]
Noun
賢妻 • (kensai)
- (slang) wise wife; a wife who is good at cooking and housework.