情婦
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See also: 情妇
Chinese[edit]
feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation |
woman | ||
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trad. (情婦) | 情 | 婦 | |
simp. (情妇) | 情 | 妇 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cíngfù
- Wade–Giles: chʻing2-fu4
- Yale: chíng-fù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyngfuh
- Palladius: цинфу (cinfu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing4 fu5
- Yale: chìhng fúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing4 fu5
- Guangdong Romanization: qing4 fu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ fuː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun[edit]
情婦
- mistress; paramour; the other woman
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
- 情夫 (qíngfū)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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情 | 婦 |
じょう Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 5 |
goon | kan’yōon |
Etymology[edit]
First cited to the early 1900s.[1]
Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 情婦 (MC dzjeng bjuwX). Compare modern Mandarin 情婦/情妇 (qíngfù).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
Specifically refers to an extramarital female lover.[1]
Somewhat dated overtones. Often used to refer to a criminal's or player's lover;[1] compare English moll.
Synonyms[edit]
- 隠し女 (kakushi onna): literally hidden woman
- 色女 (iro onna): literally "colorful" woman (alluding to a sexual relationship)
- 愛人 (aijin): a lover (often, but not necessarily, refers to an extramarital relationship)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
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- zh:Female
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