正妻

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (正妻)		正	妻
simp. #(正妻)		正	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ cai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngci
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chʻi¹
    • Yale: jèng-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchi
    • Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ cai¹
    • Yale: jing chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ cei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

正妻

1. legal wife

Synonyms

• 嫡妻 (díqī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	妻
せい Grade: 1	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːsa̠i]

Noun

正(せい)妻(さい) • (seisai) 

1. legal wife

   Synonym: 本妻

   Antonym: 内妻

2. Synonym of 嫡妻 (chakusai).