抛妻弃子 pāoqīqìzǐ to abandon wife and children Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 抛 拋 pāo verb to abandon to leave behind; to desert; to cast aside妻 qī noun wife (bound form) wife; a man's legal spouse; appears in words like 妻子 qīzi and 夫妻 fūqī弃 棄 qì verb to abandon to discard; to throw away; to relinquish; to give up子 zǐ noun son (bound form) son; child; offspring