停妻再娶
tíng​qī​zài​qǔ

to commit bigamy

  • created sense approved 停妻再娶 · tíng​qī​zài​qǔ · to commit bigamy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    停妻再娶

    tíng​qī​zài​qǔ

    to commit bigamy

    To marry another woman while still being legally married to one's wife; to abandon one's current wife and remarry without a divorce.

    停 (literal) → 停 · tíng · to stop 妻 (literal) → 妻 · qī · wife 再娶 (literal) → 再娶 · zài​qǔ · to remarry

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