正妻

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
simp. and trad. (正妻)		正	妻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngqī

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ cai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ cai¹
  - Yale: jing chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ tsai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ cei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

正妻

legal wife

Synonyms

嫡妻 (díqī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	妻
せい Grade: 1	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːsa̠i]

Noun

正妻 (hiragana せいさい, rōmaji seisai)

legal wife
Synonym: 本妻

Antonym: 内妻
Synonym of 嫡妻 (chakusai).

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