嫡妻

Chinese

		first wife; son of first wife	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (嫡妻)		嫡	妻
simp. #(嫡妻)		嫡	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): díqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ cai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: díqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: díci
    • Wade–Giles: ti²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: dí-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyichi
    • Palladius: дици (dici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dik¹ cai¹
    • Yale: dīk chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁷ tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dig¹ cei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

嫡妻

1. legal wife

Synonyms

• 正妻 (zhèngqī)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
嫡	妻
Grade: S	Grade: 5
irregular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠mʲi]

Noun

嫡妻(こなみ) • (konami) 

1. Synonym of 前妻 (konami, “first wife”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
嫡	妻
てき Grade: S	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞kʲisa̠i]

Noun

嫡(てき)妻(さい) • (tekisai) 

1. Synonym of 正妻 (seisai, “legal wife”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
嫡	妻
Grade: S	Grade: 5
irregular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝka̠ime̞]

Noun

嫡妻(むかいめ) • (mukaime) 

1. Synonym of 正妻 (seisai, “legal wife”)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
嫡	妻
ちゃく Grade: S	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝsa̠i]

Noun

嫡(ちゃく)妻(さい) • (chakusai) 

1. Synonym of 正妻 (seisai, “legal wife”)