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家庭主婦

gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5

jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4

matriarch; materfamilias (female head of a family or tribe)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

家庭主婦

This word was added by bybell on 5th Oct 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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家 gaa1 gu1 jia1 gu1 - home; family
庭 ting4 ting2 ting4 - court of justice; yard; hall
主 zyu2 zhu3 zhu4 - master, chief, leader
婦 fu5 pou5 fu4 - married woman; matron

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