WIFE 妻子婦
MARRIED FEMALE MATE.
Old Chinese Criteria
黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
Modern Chinese Criteria
Hyponym
- DAUGHTER-IN-LAWnew-8d035818-90e3-4966-8358-1890e3d96627 SON's WIFE. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
- WIDOW WIFE BEREAVED of her HUSBAND OR WOMAN LACKING a HUSBAND. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
- QUEEN WIFE of a RULER OR FEMALE RULER. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
- STEPMOTHER FATHER'S WIFE who is NOT one's SELF:own MOTHER. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
- EMPRESS SENIOR WIFE of an EMPEROR. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
See also
Hypernym
WIFE
uxor refers to the wife as the partner chosen by a certain husband.
coniux refers to the wife as a partner in what is construed as a mutual marital relationship, typically involving symmetrical emotional relationships.
marita is a poetic term for uxor.
FEMALE COMPANION
pellex refers to a bed-fellow of a married man, his wife, who can have this relation only to one man at the time.
concubina refers to any bedfellow, without further limitation than that she does not live in a state of lawful wedlock, and such a concubine can only have one mate at a given time.
meretrix refers to a prostitute who exercises a certain choice with respect to the men with whom she conducts her business.
scorta refers derogatively to a prostitute with reference to her moral character as enticing men to sin.
UXOR
uxor, -oris 'wife' [f. r] (Naev.+)
Derivatives: uxorius 'of a wife' (P1.+), uxorcula 'little wife' (P1.+), uxorculare 'to play the part of a wife' (PI.).
Words (39 items)
夫人 fū rén OC: pa njin MC: pi̯o ȵin 45 Attributions
fū rén 夫人 is said to refer specifically to the wife of a feudal lord LIJI 2.2.16), but is often used more widely.
- Word relations
- Contrast: 孺子/GIRL
A current general word for a girl is rú zǐ 孺子, and in the plural nǚ mèi 女妹.
- Syntactic words
- NP(post-N)wife of the contextually determinate NCH
- NP(post-N.)=Nprthe wife (, by the name of Npr)
- NP(post-Npr)his wife, the contextually determinate man Npr's, wife
- NP[post-N]one's wife
- NP[post-N]reflexiveWife!
- NPnonreferentiala wife
- NPpost-Nwife
- NPpost-N.=Nprthe wife of N by the name of NprTW
- NPpost-NprMrs N, the wife of N
- VPtoNputativeregard/describe as one's wife CQGL 夫人之 "regarded her as his wife"
妻 qī OC: tshiil MC: tshei 40 Attributions
Qī 妻 (ant. fū 夫 "husband") refers to the regular main wife.
- Word relations
- Epithet: 正/CORRECT
The standard word for conformity with an established standard of behavioural or physical allignment zhèng 正(ant. xié 邪). - Contrast: 妾/CONCUBINE
Qiè 妾 (ant. fū 夫 "husband") refers to the concubine. - Assoc: 子/CHILD
The commonest word for a child is zǐ 子"son; child; rarely: baby". - Oppos: 身/SELF
Shēn 身 typically refers to the subject in a contrastive way, and the word is often hard to distinguish from the nominal concept of a person. Adverbially, the word is different from PERSONALLY in that it does not connote distinction in the agent.
- Syntactic words
- n(post-N)main wife of a contextually determinate person; someone's main wife; one's main wife
- n[post-N]one's wife
- npost-Nmain wife of N
婦 fù OC: buʔ MC: bɨu 28 Attributions
The most general term for a female mate is fù 婦 (ant. fū 夫 "husband").
- Word relations
- Conv: 夫/HUSBAND
The general current word for a husband is fū 夫. - Oppos: 夫/HUSBAND
The general current word for a husband is fū 夫.
- Syntactic words
- n(post-N)wife of the contextually determinate NDS
- n=NprLady N 婦姜
- nabconceptwifehood, role of a wife
- npost-Nwife; sometimes: wife to be, bride
- ntnonreferentiala wife in general
- viactbehave as a wife should
- vtoNattitudinaltreat as a wife
婦人 fù rén OC: buʔ njin MC: bɨu ȵin 15 Attributions
fù rén 婦人 is said to refer to the wife of a gentleman rather than a mere commoner. (LIJI 2.2.16)
- Word relations
- Conv: 丈夫/HUSBAND
Zhàng fū 丈夫 is an informal colloquial word for a husband, one suspects, but it is hard to see how one may prove this point.
- Syntactic words
- NPwife
- NP(post-N)his wife; your wife etc.CH
- NP{N1adN2}nonreferentialwives in general; married women in general
內 nèi OC: nuubs MC: nuo̝i 8 Attributions
Nèi 內 refers generically to the harem.
- Syntactic words
- nharem
- n[adN1.]adN2belonging to the inside (female associates)> belonging to the harem
室 shì OC: qhljiɡ MC: ɕit 5 Attributions
Shì 室 is a polite circumlocution for a wife.
- Word relations
- Epithet: 側/ACCOMPANY
- Syntactic words
- nwifeCH
- n(post-N)LIJI: wife
元妃 yuán fēi OC: ŋɡon phɯl MC: ŋi̯ɐn phɨi 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpost-Nprprincipal wife
妃 fēi OC: phɯl MC: phɨi 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- n(post-N)general term for a female mate of any kind, of any status (see SSJZS vol. 16, p. 39)
- nabconceptthe concept of a ho4u; the word ho4u (as used here)
- nnonreferentiala wife
- npost-Nwife of N
- vtoNserve as wife (concubine) to
嬪 pín OC: bin MC: bin 4 Attributions
- Word relations
- Assoc: 御/COPULATE
Yù 御 refers to a male "riding" a female, and the word has no negative overtones.
- Syntactic words
- ncourt lady; concubine
- ndeceaseddeceased wife (LIJI)
新昏 xīn hūn OC: siŋ hmuun MC: sin huo̝n
新婚 xīn hūn OC: siŋ hmuun MC: sin huo̝n 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP{vadN}psychnew wife, bride
妻子 qī zǐ OC: tshiil sklɯʔ MC: tshei tsɨ 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPmain wife
宗婦 zōng fù OC: tsuuŋ buʔ MC: tsuo̝ŋ bɨu 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPwife of eldest son in the clan
- NPpluralwives of dignitaries bearing the same surname as the QueenDS
小童 xiǎo tóng OC: smewʔ dooŋ MC: siɛu duŋ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPhumbleword used by the wife of a ruler to refer to herself
妻妾 qī qiè OC: tshiil skheb MC: tshei tshiɛp 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpluralwives and concubines
庶母 shù mǔ OC: qhljaɡs mɯʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ mu 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPwife, concubine (the one among the wives/concubines which has given birth to a child of her husband)
新婦子 xīn fù zǐ OC: siŋ buʔ sklɯʔ MC: sin bɨu tsɨ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPnew wife, bride
后妃 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPqueen consort
- NPnonreferentialnoble female mates including the queen and senior concubines
后妻 hòu qī OC: ɡooʔ tshiil MC: ɦu tshei 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPmain wife; position of main wife
新婦 xīn fù OC: siŋ buʔ MC: sin bɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPnew wife, bride
內子 nèi zǐ OC: nuubs sklɯʔ MC: nuo̝i tsɨ 1 Attribution
- 古辭辨 Gu ci bian
(
WANG FENGYANG 1993)
p.
440.2
- Syntactic words
- NPprimary wife (of a dignitary)
前妻 qián qī MC: dzen tshej OC: dzeen tshiil 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPformer wife, late wifeTW
姻 yīn OC: qin MC: ʔin 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nwife
正妃 zhèng fēi MC: tsyengH phj+j OC: tjeŋs phɯl 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPpost-Nmain consort of NCH
家 jiā OC: kraa MC: kɣɛ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- npost-nproaccording to Du Yu's commentary on Zuozhuan specifically: wife
孺人 rú rén OC: njos njin MC: ȵi̯o ȵin 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPwife
人婦 rén fù OC: njin buʔ MC: ȵin bɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPnonreferentiala wife
後妻 hòu qī MC: huwX tshej OC: ɡooʔ tshiil 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPsecond wife (of a widower)TW
小君 xiǎo jūn OC: smewʔ klun MC: siɛu ki̯un 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPduchess
寡妻 guǎ qī OC: kʷraaʔ tshiil MC: kɣɛ tshei 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPmain wife
愛人 ài rén MC: 'ojH nyin OC: qɯɯds njin 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-N]singularone's wifeCH
后 hòu OC: ɡooʔ MC: ɦu 0 Attributions
Hòu 后 (ant. wáng 王 "king") refers to a queen. See QUEEN.
- Syntactic words
姑 gū OC: kaa MC: kuo̝ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npost-Han: general word for a female
婚 hūn OC: hmuun MC: huo̝n 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nwife
媼 ǎo OC: quuʔ MC: ʔɑu 0 Attributions
Ǎo 媼 (ant. wēng 翁 "old man") is a general term for a married woman, and the word is marginal in this group because it does not focus on the relationship to the mate.
- Syntactic words
- nSJ: general term for a married woman
房 fáng OC: baŋ MC: bi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npost-Han: member of the harem
Click here to add pinyin MC: OC: 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpost-Nmain consort of NCH
賢婦 xián fù OC: ɡiin buʔ MC: ɦen bɨu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPdefinitewife
正 zhèng OC: tjeŋs MC: tɕiɛŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nmain wife
妾身 qiè shēn OC: skheb qhjin MC: tshiɛp ɕin 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP{N1adN2}concubine