# 夫妻
## Chinese
### Etymology

Dvandva of 夫 (fū, “husband”) + 妻 (qī, “wife”)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): fūqī
       (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fu$^1$ qi$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fu$^1$ cai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fu$^1$ tai$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): fu$^1$ qi
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fû-chhî
* Eastern Min (BUC): hŭ-chă̤
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hu-chhe / hu-chhoe
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$fu-chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fūqī
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fuci
*** Wade–Giles: fu$^1$-chʻi$^1$
*** Yale: fū-chī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuchi
*** Palladius: фуци (fuci)
*** Sinological IPA : /fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: fu$^1$ qi$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fu ki
*** Sinological IPA : /fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fu$^1$ cai$^1$
*** Yale: fū chāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fu$^1$ tsai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fu$^1$ cei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fu$^1$ tai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fu³³ tʰai³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: fu$^1$ qi
*** Sinological IPA : /fu⁴² t͡ɕʰi²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fû-chhî
*** Hakka Romanization System: fu$^ˊ$ qi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fu$^1$ qi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hŭ-chă̤
*** Sinological IPA : /hu⁵⁵ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒɛ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-chhe
*** Tâi-lô: hu-tshe
*** Phofsit Daibuun: huzhef
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ t͡sʰe³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-chhoe
*** Tâi-lô: hu-tshue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: huzhoef
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ t͡sʰue³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$fu-chi
*** MiniDict: fu$^平$ chi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$fu-qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

### Noun

夫妻
* husband and wife; married couple (Classifier: 對／对)
    夫妻關係／夫妻关系 ― fūqī guānxì ― husband-wife relationship
       zēngjìn fūqī gǎnqíng de fāngshì [Pinyin]
       ways to enhance the relationship between husband and wife

#### Synonyms

* 伴侶／伴侣 (bànlǚ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夫妻, 夫婦, 伉儷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兩口子, 兩口兒, 公母倆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 夫妻, 兩夫妻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 兩口子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 兩口子, 公母倆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 夫妻, 夫婦, 兩公婆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兩口子, 兩口兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老婆漢子, 漢子老婆倆兒, 兩口家, 兩口子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 夫婦, 夫妻倆, 兩口 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 兩口子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 婆夫, 婆夫倆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兩口子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 兩口兒, 兩口兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 公母倆兒, 公母倆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 夫妻兩個 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 夫妻, 夫妻倆兒, 夫妻兩個, 兩夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 夫妻, 夫妻伙裡, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 兩夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 兩口子, 兩公婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 夫妻, 夫妻兩個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 夫妻, 夫妻兩個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 夫妻 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 兩公婆, 公婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 兩公婆, 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 夫婦, 兩夫婦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 兩公婆, 夫妻 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 兩公婆, 公婆 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 兩公婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 兩媽老子, 兩公婆, 夫妻 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 兩公婆兒, 兩公婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 兩公婆, 兩老貨, 公婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Changting | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 公婆, 公婆兩 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 兩公婆, 兩老子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 兩公姐, 公婆, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 兩公姐, 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 兩公姐, 公姐, 兩老 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 夫妻, 老官老嫗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 夫妻, 兩口子, 夫婦倆個 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 婆姨漢子, 老婆漢子, 婆姨漢子兩個, 老婆漢子兩個 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 兩口子 |
| Jin | Handan | 兩口子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兩老, 兩老媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老公媽, 老公媽兩隻 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 老公媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 翁某, 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 翁某仔 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 翁某仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 翁姐, 兩公婆 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 翁婆, 兩翁婆, 公婆, 兩公婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 爹姩, 兩爹姩, 爹姩兩儂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老公媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 老公媽 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 兩公婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 夫妻, 夫妻兩家頭, 夫妻兩個 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 夫妻, 夫妾, 夫妻兩, 夫妾兩 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 夫妻兩家頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婆老兩個 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 夫妻 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 夫妻, 兩老頭, 兩公婆, 兩夫妻 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兩夫妻, 兩老, 兩老兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 公婆兩兒, 公婆兩個, 夫妻 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 兩公婆, 兩夫婦, 兩夫妻 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 夫妻 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 兩公婆, 兩夫婦 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 兩公婆 |

#### Derived terms

* 一夜夫妻百夜恩
* 一夜夫妻百日恩
* 一日夫妻百日恩
* 兒女夫妻／儿女夫妻
* 半糖夫妻 (bàntáng fūqī)
* 半路夫妻 (bànlù fūqī)
* 夫妻兩口／夫妻两口
* 夫妻反目
* 夫妻店 (fūqīdiàn)
* 夫妻本是同林鳥／夫妻本是同林鸟 (fūqī běn shì tóng lín niǎo)
* 夫妻檔／夫妻档 (fūqīdàng)
* 夫妻無隔宿之仇／夫妻无隔宿之仇
* 夫妻相 (fūqīxiàng)
* 夫妻老婆店 (fūqīlǎopodiàn)
* 夫妻肺片 (fūqīfèipiàn)
* 夫妻財產制／夫妻财产制
* 夫妻關係／夫妻关系
* 夫妻魚／夫妻鱼 (fūqīyú)
* 恩愛夫妻不到頭／恩爱夫妻不到头
* 患難夫妻／患难夫妻
* 指腳夫妻／指脚夫妻
* 柴米夫妻
* 盤古氏夫妻／盘古氏夫妻
* 空中夫妻
* 結髮夫妻／结发夫妻 (jiéfà fūqī)
* 綰角兒夫妻／绾角儿夫妻
* 老夫妻
* 花燭夫妻／花烛夫妻
* 要作神仙眷屬，先作柴米夫妻／要作神仙眷属，先作柴米夫妻
* 露水夫妻

#### See also

* 夫夫 (fūfū)
* 妻妻 (qīqī)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 夫 | 妻 |
| ふ Grade: 4 | さい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ふさい [fúꜜsàì] (Atamadaka –)
* (Tokyo) ふさい [fùsáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])
* IPA: [ɸɯ̟sa̠i]

#### Noun

夫(ふ)妻(さい) • (fusai)
* a married couple, husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
    Synonym: 夫婦 (fūfu)
    山(やま)田夫(だふ)妻(さい)は来月(らいげつ)帰(き)国(こく)します
       Yamada fusai wa raigetsu kikoku shimasu
       Mr. and Mrs. Yamada will come home next month

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 夫 | 妻 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 5 |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spellings
* 夫婦 妻夫
Sound change from をひと (男人) め (妻).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [o̞to̞me̞]

#### Noun

夫妻(おとめ) • (otome)
* husband and wife

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   * 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 夫 | 妻 |

### Noun

夫妻 • (bucheo) (hangeul 부처)
* hanja form of 부처 (“married couple”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 夫 | 妻 |

### Noun

夫妻
* chữ Hán form of phu thê (“married couple”).