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家鸡野鹜
jiā​jī​yě​wù

wife and mistress

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
家鸡野鹜 家雞野鶩 jiā​jī​yě​wù
wife and mistress
To value something external over one's own possessions; also used to describe a man who neglects his wife for an extramarital affair. See 家鸡野雉 jiā​jī​yě​zhì.

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Variant of

  • 家鸡野雉 jiā​jī​yě​zhì