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配偶

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
simp. and trad. (配偶)		配	偶

Noun

配偶

spouse

See also

妻子 (qīzǐ)
丈夫 (zhàngfū)
夫妻 (fūqī)
夫婦／夫妇 (fūfù)

Etymology

From 配 (pèi, “to match, to pair”) + 偶 (ǒu, “mate, pair”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pèi'ǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pui³ ngau⁵
Min Nan (POJ): phòe-ngó͘ / phè-ngó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pèi'ǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peyoou
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pui³ ngau⁵
  - Yale: pui ngáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pui³ ngau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòe-ngó͘ / phè-ngó͘
  - Tâi-lô: phuè-ngóo / phè-ngóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoeangor, pheangor
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ⁵³/, /pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋɔ⁵⁵⁴/, /pʰe⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ⁵³/, /pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ⁵³/, /pʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ ŋɔ⁴¹/, /pʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ ŋɔ⁴¹/