妻子

妻子

1. wife

   他有一個妻子和兩個孩子要養活。 [MSC, trad.]
   他有一个妻子和两个孩子要养活。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yǒu yī ge qīzi hé liǎng ge háizi yào yǎnghuó. [Pinyin]

   He has a wife and two young children to provide for.

• 丈夫 (zhàngfu, “husband”)

• 配偶 (pèi'ǒu)

妻子

1. (literary) wife and son

   • 自云先世避秦時亂，率妻子邑人來此絕境，不復出焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     自云先世避秦时乱，率妻子邑人来此绝境，不复出焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 陶淵明, 《桃花源記》

     Zì yún xiānshì bì qín shí luàn, lǜ qīzǐ yìrén lái cǐ juéjìng, bù fù chū yān. [Pinyin]

     They themselves said their ancestors, to escape the chaotic times of the Qin dynasty, led their wives and sons and daughters and fellow villagers to this secluded place, and had never left the place again since then.

妻子 (hiragana さいし, rōmaji saishi)

1. wife and children