qī​chū

seven grounds for divorce

  • created sense approved 七出 · qī​chū · seven grounds for divorce — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七出

    qī​chū

    seven grounds for divorce

    In ancient China, the seven reasons a husband could use to divorce his wife: failure to bear a son, adultery, failure to serve parents-in-law, talkativeness, theft, jealousy, and incurable disease.

    七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to leave

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