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

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

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)

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)

synonym of 正妻 (seisai, “legal wife”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ka̠ime̞]

Noun

嫡妻(むかいめ) • (mukaime)

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): [t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟sa̠i]

Noun

嫡(ちゃく)妻(さい) • (chakusai)

synonym of 正妻 (seisai, “legal wife”)