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七出
qī​chū

seven grounds for divorce

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.

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