休妻

Chinese

		to rest	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
simp. and trad. (休妻)		休	妻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiūqī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ cai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiû-chhî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiūqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄑㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouchi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    休妻
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ cai¹
  - Yale: yāu chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ tsai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ cei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiû-chhî
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiu´ qi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hiu¹ qi¹
  - IPA: /hi̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

Verb

休妻

(chiefly historical) to divorce one's wife; to repudiate one's wife

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