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三妻四妾

saam1 cai1 sei3 cip3

san1 qi1 si4 qie4

three wives and four concubines; to have multiple wives

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

三妻四妾

This word was added by duaaagiii on 5th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
妻 cai1 cai3 qi1 ci1 {qi4} - formal or legal wife
四 sei3 si4 - four
妾 cip3 qie4 - concubine

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