nèi​zǐ

my wife

  • created reference approved 内子/內子 → 内人/內人 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内子 / 內子 nèi​zǐ

    内人 / 內人 nèi​rén

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 内子/內子 · nèi​zǐ · my wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内子 / 內子

    nèi​zǐ

    my wife

    (literary) a humble way to refer to one's own wife

    内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · female 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · master

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 内子/內子 · nèi​zǐ · wife of a high official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内子 / 內子

    nèi​zǐ

    wife of a high official

    (archaic) the formal title for the legal wife of a high official ([[卿大夫|卿大夫|qing1 da4 fu1]]) in ancient China

    内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · female 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · master

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 内子/內子 · nèi​zǐ · someone else's wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内子 / 內子

    nèi​zǐ

    someone else's wife

    (archaic) a way to refer to another person's wife; your wife

    内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · female 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · master

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense