童養媳

See also: 童养媳

Chinese

		boy; child; children	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	daughter in law
trad. (童養媳)		童	養	媳
simp. (童养媳)		童	养	媳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóngyǎngxí

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ joeng⁵ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóngyǎngxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongryeangshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ joeng⁵ sik¹
  - Yale: tùhng yéuhng sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ joeng⁵ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ yêng⁵ xig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ jœːŋ¹³ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

童養媳

(historical) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride

Synonyms

(Hakka) 花囤女
(Cantonese, Min Nan) 新婦仔／新妇仔

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