"三妻四妾" meaning in Chinese

See 三妻四妾 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/ [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 三妻四妾
  1. to have many wives and concubines Tags: idiomatic
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        "to have many wives and concubines"
      ],
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          "wives",
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          "concubine",
          "concubine"
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sānqīsìqiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sâm-chhî-si-chhiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sānqīsìqiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sancisìhciè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "san¹-chʻi¹-ssŭ⁴-chʻieh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sān-chī-sz̀-chyè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sanchisyhchieh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sanʹcisyce",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "саньцисыце"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāam chāi sei chip"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ tsai¹ sei³ tsip⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sam¹ cei¹ séi³ qib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sâm-chhî-si-chhiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sam^ˊ qi^ˊ xi^(qiabˋ)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sam¹ qi¹ xi⁴ qiab⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "三妻四妾"
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 三",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 四",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 妻",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 妾",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka chengyu",
        "Hakka idioms",
        "Hakka lemmas",
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          "concubine"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sānqīsìqiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sâm-chhî-si-chhiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sānqīsìqiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sancisìhciè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "san¹-chʻi¹-ssŭ⁴-chʻieh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sān-chī-sz̀-chyè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sanchisyhchieh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sanʹcisyce",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "саньцисыце"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ cai¹ sei³ cip³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāam chāi sei chip"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ tsai¹ sei³ tsip⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sam¹ cei¹ séi³ qib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sâm-chhî-si-chhiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sam^ˊ qi^ˊ xi^(qiabˋ)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sam¹ qi¹ xi⁴ qiab⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "三妻四妾"
}

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