賢妻

Chinese

		worthy (person)	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (賢妻)		賢	妻
simp. (贤妻)		贤	妻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánqī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ cai¹
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-chhe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiánqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanchi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ cai¹
  - Yale: yìhn chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ tsai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ cei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (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/

Noun

賢妻

virtuous wife; perfect wife; good wife

Derived terms

賢妻良母／贤妻良母 (xiánqīliángmǔ)

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