娶妻生子

Chinese

		take a wife	wife; to marry off (a daughter)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (娶妻生子)		娶	妻	生	子
simp. #(娶妻生子)		娶	妻	生	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǔqīshēngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi² cai¹ sang¹ zi², ceoi² cai¹ saang¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔqīshēngzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔcishengzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-chʻi¹-shêng¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: chyǔ-chī-shēng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuchishengtzyy
    • Palladius: цюйцишэнцзы (cjujcišɛnczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi² cai¹ sang¹ zi², ceoi² cai¹ saang¹ zi²
    • Yale: chéui chāi sāng jí, chéui chāi sāang jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey² tsai¹ sang¹ dzi², tsoey² tsai¹ saang¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu² cei¹ seng¹ ji², cêu² cei¹ sang¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

娶妻生子

1. (of a man) to get married and have children