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  fu5 pou5   jyutping
  fu4   pinyin
[1][n] married woman; woman; female; matron
[2][n] the wife of one's son
[3][n] wife
[4][n] married woman


Cantonese pronunciations: literary & most common [fu5], colloquial alternative [pou5]
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
婦 / 妇

This word has been viewed 8452 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  fu1 fu5  fu1 fu4 = husband and wife
detail  fu5 jan4  fu4 ren2 = married woman
detail  fu5 neoi5  fu4 nv3 = woman; women
detail  gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5  jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4 = housewife
detail  gwai3 fu5  gui4 fu4 = noble lady
detail  hon1 wu6 fu5  kan1 hu4 fu4 = nurse
detail 調  daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5   = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home
detail  sik1 fu5  xi2 fu4 = daughter-in-law; son's wife; [粵] 新婦
detail  zyu2 fu5  zhu3 fu4 = homemaker
detail  gwaa2 fu5  gua3 fu5 = a widow
detail  jan6 fu5  yun4 fu4 = a pregnant woman
detail  fu5 neoi5 tyun4 tai2   = sisterhood
detail  wong4 fung1 mei5 hau5 zam1 zeoi3 duk6 fu5 jan4 sam1  huang2 feng1 wei3 hou1 zhen1 zui4 du2 fu4 ren2 xin1 = a woman can be deadly and vicious (more than the hornet's sting)
detail  jam4 fu5  yin2 fu4 = loose woman; whore; prostitute
detail  put3 fu5  po1 fu4 = shrew, virago, vixen; abusive wife, fishwife
detail  lou5 fu5   = old woman
detail  fu5 fo1  fu4 ke1 = gynaecology
detail  fu5 fo1 ji1 sang1  fu4 ke1 yi1 sheng1 = gynaecologist
detail  san1 pou5  xin1 fu4 = daughter-in-law; bride
detail  cing4 fu5   = mistress
detail  fu5 fo1 hok6  fu4 ke1 xue2 = gynaecology
detail  co1 caan2 dik1 jan6 fu5  chu1 chan3 de5 yun4 fu4 = primipara
detail  zat6 sik1 fu5  zhi2 xi2 fu5 = brother's son's wife; nephew's wife
detail  ngoi6 saang1 sik1 fu5  wai4 sheng5 xi2 fu4 = sister's son's wife
detail  coeng1 fu5  chang1 fu4 = bitch; whore; streetwalker; prostitute
detail  sik1 fu5 ji4  xi2 fur5 = wife; young married woman
detail  fu5 neoi5 zou2 zik1   = women’s organization, women's groups
detail  pat1 fu5   = a married woman; an ordinary woman
detail  tin1 fu5 lo4  tian1 fu4 luo2 = tempura
detail  ji4 sik1 fu5  er2 xi2 fu4 = daughter-in-law
detail  ji4 sik1 fu5 ji4  er2 xi2 fur5 = daughter-in-law
detail  zat6 fu5   = nephew's wife (daughter in law)
detail  dong6 fu5  dang4 fu4 = slut
detail  jyun3 fu5   = a married woman who goes around with different men
detail  saam1 baat3 fu5 neoi5 zit3  san1 ba1 fu4 nv3 jie2 = international working women's day
detail  siu3 fu5  shao4 fu4 = young married woman
detail  fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4   = the husband leads and the wife follows; domestic harmony (also 夫唱婦隨)
detail  fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4   = the husband leads and the wife follows; domestic harmony (also 夫倡婦隨)
detail  jyu4 fu5  yu2 fu4 = fisherwoman
detail  tong4 dai6 fu5  tang2 di4 fu4 = paternal younger male cousin's wife
detail  cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1  chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1 = sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others
detail   zyu2 fu5 sau2  zhu3 fu4 shou3 = hand eczema
detail  mou4 zi1 fu5 jyu4  wu2 zhi1 fu4 ru2 = ignorant people
detail  hon5 fu5  han4 fu4 = an aggresive women; a virago; a shrew
detail  fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1  fu4 ru2 jie1 zhi1 = a household name; known to everyone both women and child
detail  gou1 ling4 caan2 fu5  gao1 ling2 chan3 fu4 = aged pregnant women; a women who gets pregnant in her late 30's and 40's
detail  gwai3 fu5 gau2  gui4 fu4 gou3 = poodle
detail  jau5 fu5 zi1 fu6  you3 fu4 zhi1 fu4 = a married man; a man with a wife
detail  jau5 fu1 zi1 fu5  you3 fu1 zhi1 fu4 = a married woman; a woman with a husband
detail  gwok3 zai3 tai4 gou1 fu5 neoi5 dei6 wai6 jin4 gau3 so2  guo2 ji4 ti2 gao1 fu4 nv3 di4 wei4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3 = International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
detail  fu5 jyu4  fu4 ru2 = women and children
detail  fu5 neoi5 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Women's Commission
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 fu5 neoi5 dei6 wai6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

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