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  cai1 cai3   jyutping
  qi1 qi4   pinyin
[] cai1 | [] qi1
[n] wife | [antonym]

[] cai3 | [] qi4
[v] [literary] marry a girl to (a man)

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: (#38)

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

This word has been viewed 16372 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Oct 2013 11:43

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detail  fu1 cai1  fu1 qi1 = husband and wife
detail  mei6 fan1 cai1  wei4 hun1 qi1 = fiancée; fiancee
detail  cai1 zi2  qi1 zi5 = wife
detail  fu1 cai1 dim3  fu1 qi1 dian4 = family-run shop
detail  jat1 fu1 do1 cai1 zai3   = polygamy (lit., "one husband, many wives system")
detail  jat1 fu1 jat1 cai1 zai3   = monogamy (lit., "one husband one wife system")
detail  ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1   = prefer to teach a person how to hit their children, instead of teaching a person to separate from their wife
detail  jat1 fu1 jat1 cai1  yi1 fu1 yi1 qi1 = monogamy
detail  jat1 fu1 do1 cai1  yi1 fu1 duo1 qi1 = polygamy; polygyny
detail  jat1 cai1 zai3  yi1 qi1 zhi4 = monogamy
See all 27 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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