MATE  配偶匹

ADULT with whom one COPULATES.
LOVERBOYFRIENDGIRLFRIENDBELOVEDLOVEDARLINGSWEETHEARTINAMORATAINAMORATOMISTRESSPARTNERSIGNIFICANT OTHERMAIN SQUEEZEINFORMAL BIT ON THE SIDETOY BOYBOY TOYDATED LADYLOVEBEAUARCHAIC SWAINCONCUBINEPARAMOUR
Hypernym
  • ADULTHUMAN who is SUFFICIENTLY OLD to ESTABLISH his/her SEPARATE HOME.
    • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS.
Hyponym
  • WIFE　MARRIED FEMALE MATE.
    • DAUGHTER-IN-LAW　SON's WIFE.
    • WIDOW　WIFE BEREAVED of her HUSBAND OR WOMAN LACKING a HUSBAND.
    • QUEEN　WIFE of a RULER OR FEMALE RULER.
    • STEPMOTHER　FATHER'S WIFE who is NOT one's SELF:own MOTHER.
    • EMPRESS　SENIOR WIFE of an EMPEROR.
  • HUSBAND　MALE ADULT MARRIED MATE.
    • WIDOWER　HUSBAND BEREAVED of his WIFE OR OLD MAN LACKING a WIFE.
    • SON-IN-LAW　DAUGHTER'S HUSBAND.
    • STEPFATHER　MOTHER'S HUSBAND who is NOT one's SELF:own FATHER.
    • CUCKOLD　HUSBAND WHOSE WIFE HAS COMMITTED ADULTERY AND WHO IS LAUGHED-AT BECAUSE OF THIS.
  • HAREM　FEMALE MATES of an ADULT of HIGH STATUS.
    • CONCUBINE　FEMALE MATE who is NOT a WIFE.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The most current general word for a partner of the other sex is pǐ 匹, and one suspects that even when the word refers to mates of one sex this meaning is an effect of the context rather than the meaning of the word itself.

      2. O ㄆ偶 refers to a concrete partner or to more abstractly, like Modern Chinese duìxiàng 對象 to refer to the notion of someone who will fill the role of partner of the other sex. NB: one may qiú ǒu 求偶 and xuǎn ǒu 選偶, but it appears pǐ 匹 is not used in such contexts.

      3. Qiú 逑 is a poetic poet and archaising word for a mate.

      4. Bì 嬖 refers to a senior person's favourite of either sex with whom he may or may not entertain sexual relations as part of the relationship.

      黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
      HUANG JINGUI 2006

      HUMAN AFFAIRS 8. 配偶。

      偶，通稱。

      合，從婚姻而稱。

      配，多指女性。

      匹，指夫妻任何一方，但必與其他同義詞連用。

      逑，所渴求的配偶。

      儷，美稱，指女方。

      特，指男方。

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      配偶

      匹偶

      同居

      偶

      逑

      情人

      情侶

      冤家

      對象

      朋友

      愛人

      新歡

      意中人

      心上人

      秋水伊人

      情人

      情侶

      冤家

      對象

      朋友

      愛人

      新歡

      意中人

      心上人

      秋水伊人

      男朋友

      情郎

      蕭郎

      玉郎

      檀郎

      潘郎

      歡

      女朋友

      蕭娘

      姘頭

      相好

      外遇

      first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis 18.11.2003. CH

      Words

      嬖人  bì rén OC: peeɡs njin MC: pei ȵin 7 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPfavourite (typically female) 公子州吁，嬖人之子也。
      • NP=Nprtitlefavourite. Sometimes refers to a concubine, in MENG 1.2.16 refers to a favourite official (acc to Yáng Bójùn)
      嬖妾  bì qiè OC: peeɡs skheb MC: pei tshiɛp 5 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPfavoured concubine
      偶  ǒu OC: ŋooʔ MC: ŋu 4 AttributionsWD

      Ǒu 偶 refers to a concrete partner or to more abstractly, like Modern Chinese duìxiàng 對象 to refer to the notion of someone who will fill the role of partner of the other sex. NB: one may qiú ǒu 求偶 and xuǎn ǒu 選偶, but it appears pǐ 匹 is not used in such contexts.

        Syntactic words
      • nmate of any sex; right opposite number, right person
      • nfigurativeopposite number, opposite item; corresponding opposite
      匹  pǐ OC: phid MC: phit 4 AttributionsWD

      The most current general word for a partner of the other sex is pǐ 匹, and one suspects that even when the word refers to mates of one sex this meaning is an effect of the context rather than the meaning of the word itself.

        Syntactic words
      • nmate, companion; peer
      • nhusbandCH
      綵女  cǎi nǚ OC: tshɯɯʔ naʔ MC: tshəi ɳi̯ɤ 4 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPconcubine
      嬖  bì OC: peeɡs MC: pei 3 AttributionsWD

      Bì 嬖 refers to a senior person's favourite of either sex with whom he may or may not entertain sexual relations as part of the relationship.

        Syntactic words
      • nsubject=humana favourite, a lover
      耦  ǒu OC: ŋooʔ MC: ŋu 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • npost-Nmate; proper mate; proper match
      逑  qiú OC: ɡu MC: gɨu 1 AttributionWD

      Qiú 逑 is a poetic poet and archaising word for a mate.

        Syntactic words
      • nmate (NB: this word can also refer to male mates.)
      內嬖  nèi bì OC: nuubs peeɡs MC: nuo̝i pei 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPharem favourite
      雌雄  cí xióng OC: tshe ɢʷɯŋ MC: tshiɛ ɦuŋ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPnonreferentialfemale or male mate
      配匹  pèi pǐ OC: phɯɯls phid MC: phuo̝i phit 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPmate LUNHENG

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