相夫教子

Chinese

		each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	husband; man	teach; teaching; religion	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (相夫教子)		相	夫	教	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàngfūjiàozǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄨㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng³ fu¹ gaau³ zi²
Min Nan (POJ): siòng-hu-kàu-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàngfūjiàozǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄨㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqfujiawtzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng³ fu¹ gaau³ zi²
  - Yale: seung fū gaau jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng³ fu¹ gaau³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng³ fu¹ gao³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ³³ fuː⁵⁵ käːu̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siòng-hu-kàu-chú
  - Tâi-lô: siòng-hu-kàu-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siornghu'kaozuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu³³ kaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hu⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hu⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hu⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

Idiom

相夫教子

(of a woman) to support one's husband and teach one's children

Usage notes

Epitomises a virtuous woman (賢妻良母)'s role in the family.

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