配偶

Chinese

		to join; to fit; to mate to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription)	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (配偶)		配	偶
simp. #(配偶)		配	偶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pèi'ǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pui³ ngau⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phòe-ngó͘ / phòe-gió / phè-ngó͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): puê³ ngou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pèi'ǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pèi-ǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pʻei⁴-ou³
    • Yale: pèi-ǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peyoou
    • Palladius: пэйоу (pɛjou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pui³ ngau⁵
    • Yale: pui ngáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pui³ ngau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pui³ ngeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòe-ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: phuè-ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoeangor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòe-gió
    • Tâi-lô: phuè-gió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoea'gioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phè-ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: phè-ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pheangor
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: puê³ ngou²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phuè ngóu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋou⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

配偶

1. (formal) spouse; partner

   • 美國公民，且在我的縣外服現役的美國軍人或商船船員的合格配偶或被撫養人。 [MSC, trad.]
     美国公民，且在我的县外服现役的美国军人或商船船员的合格配偶或被抚养人。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: State of California Voter Registration Application

     Měiguó gōngmín, qiě zài wǒ de xiàn wài fú xiànyì de měiguó jūnrén huò shāngchuán chuányuán de hégé pèi'ǒu huò bèi fǔyǎng rén. [Pinyin]

     A U.S. citizen and an eligible spouse or dependent of a member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine on active duty outside my county.

Synonyms

• 上好 (Min Nan)
• 伴侶／伴侣 (bànlǚ)
• 匹偶 (pǐ'ǒu) (literary)
• 好的 (Philippine Hokkien)
• 妃耦 (pèi'ǒu) (literary)
• 對象／对象 (duìxiàng)
• 對頭／对头
• 搭頭的／搭头的 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 相好 (Hokkien)

 

See also

• 妻子 (qīzi)
• 丈夫 (zhàngfu)
• 夫妻 (fūqī)
• 夫婦／夫妇 (fūfù)