賢內助
Chinese
worthy (person) | internal help; wife | ||
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trad. (賢內助) | 賢 | 內助 | |
simp. (贤内助) | 贤 | 内助 |
Etymology
From History of Song.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jin4 noi6 zo6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-lōe-chō͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄓㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siánnèijhù
- Wade–Giles: hsien2-nei4-chu4
- Yale: syán-nèi-jù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanneyjuh
- Palladius: сяньнэйчжу (sjanʹnɛjčžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin4 noi6 zo6
- Yale: yìhn noih joh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 noi6 dzo6
- Guangdong Romanization: yin4 noi6 zo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ nɔːi̯²² t͡sɔː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-lōe-chō͘
- Tâi-lô: hiân-luē-tsōo
- Phofsit Daibuun: hienloexzo
- IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lue²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² lue²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ lue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ lue³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ³³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 賢內助
- virtuous and capable wife, especially one who manages household affairs well and supports her husband in his career or work; better half; (honorific) your good wife