"一夫多妻制" meaning in All languages combined

See 一夫多妻制 on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: yīfūduōqīzhì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ fu¹ do¹ cai¹ zai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yīfūduōqīzhì [Phonetic:yìfūduōqīzhì] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yifuduocijhìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], i¹-fu¹-to¹-chʻi¹-chih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yī-fū-dwō-chī-jr̀ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ifuduochijyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ифудоцичжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ifudocičži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yāt fū dō chāi jai [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ fu¹ do¹ tsai¹ dzai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ fu¹ do¹ cei¹ zei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 一夫多妻制
  1. polygyny (practice where a man is married to several women)

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ip̚pɯ̟ta̠sa̠ise̞ː] Forms: 一夫多妻制 [canonical] (ruby: (いっ), (), (), (さい), (せい)), ipputasai-sei [romanization]
Etymology: Literally "one husband multiple wives system". Head templates: {{ja-noun|いっぷたさい-せい}} 一(いっ)夫(ぷ)多(た)妻(さい)制(せい) • (ipputasai-sei)
  1. polygyny Synonyms: 一夫多妻 (ipputasai) (ruby: 一夫多妻(いっぷたさい)) Related terms: 複婚 (fukukon) (ruby: 複婚(ふくこん)) (english: polygamy)
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      "zh-pron": "yīfūduōqīzhì"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ fu¹ do¹ cai¹ zai³"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "yīfūduōqīzhì [Phonetic:yìfūduōqīzhì]"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yifuduocijhìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-fu¹-to¹-chʻi¹-chih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-fū-dwō-chī-jr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "ifuduochijyh"
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    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ифудоцичжи"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ifudocičži"
    },
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      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "yāt fū dō chāi jai"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ fu¹ do¹ tsai¹ dzai³"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ fu¹ do¹ cei¹ zei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/",
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        "Cantonese",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一夫多妻制"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"one husband multiple wives system\".",
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          "一",
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          "た"
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          "妻",
          "さい"
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          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ fu¹ do¹ cai¹ zai³"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "yīfūduōqīzhì [Phonetic:yìfūduōqīzhì]"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-fu¹-to¹-chʻi¹-chih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "yī-fū-dwō-chī-jr̀"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ifuduochijyh"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ифудоцичжи"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ifudocičži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "yāt fū dō chāi jai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ fu¹ do¹ tsai¹ dzai³"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ fu¹ do¹ cei¹ zei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/"
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  "word": "一夫多妻制"
}

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          "ぷ"
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}

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