# 夫婦
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fūfù
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨ ㄈㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fu$^1$ fu$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fû-fu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hu-hǔ / hu-hū
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hu$^1$ hu$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fūfù
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄨ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fufù
*** Wade–Giles: fu$^1$-fu$^4$
*** Yale: fū-fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fufuh
*** Palladius: фуфу (fufu)
*** Sinological IPA : /fu⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fu$^1$ fu$^5$
*** Yale: fū fúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fu$^1$ fu$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fu$^1$ fu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuː⁵⁵ fuː¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fû-fu
*** Hakka Romanization System: fu$^ˊ$ fu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fu$^1$ fu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /fu²⁴⁻¹¹ fu⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-hǔ
*** Tâi-lô: hu-hǔ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hu³³ hu²²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-hū
*** Tâi-lô: hu-hū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hu'hu
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hu$^1$ hu$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hu hŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /hu³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

### Noun

夫婦
* (collective) husband and wife; married couple (Classifier: 對／对 m)

#### Synonyms

| 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, 翁某 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 老公媽, 翁某 |
| 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

* 夫婦合璧 / 夫妇合璧
* 夫婦和 / 夫妇和
* 夫婦好合 / 夫妇好合
* 夫婦齊眉 / 夫妇齐眉

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 夫 | 婦 |
| ふう Grade: 4 | ふ Grade: 5 |
| kan'yōon ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ふうふ [fúꜜùfù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɸɯ̟ːɸɯ̟]

#### Noun

夫(ふう)婦(ふ) • (fūfu)
* husband and wife, married couple, spouses, couple, pair
    Synonym: 夫妻 (fusai)
    その夫(ふう)婦(ふ)は幸福(こうふく)な生活(せいかつ)を送(おく)った。
       Sono fūfu wa kōfuku na seikatsu o okutta.
       The couple led a happy life.

##### Usage notes

Kanji that are used in this term mean husband and wife. In referring to same-sex married couple, it is occasionally written in hiragana ふうふ.

##### Derived terms

* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)の道(まち) (fūfu no machi)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)の和(わ) (fūfu no wa)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)円満(えんまん) (fūfuenman)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)間(かん) (fūfukan)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)関係(かんけい) (fūfukankei)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)喧(げん)嘩(か) (fūfugenka)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)生(せい)活(かつ) (fūfuseikatsu)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)共稼(ともかせ)ぎ (fūfutomokasegi)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)仲(なか) (fūfunaka)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)別(わか)れ (fūfuwakare)
* 夫(ふう)婦別姓(ふうべっせい) (fūfūbessei)
* 夫(ふう)婦約束(ふやくそく) (fūfuyakusoku)
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)養(よう)子(し) (fūfuyōshi)
* 夫(ふう)婦連(ふづ)れ (fūfuzure)
* 仮(か)面(めん)夫(ふう)婦(ふ) (kamenfūfu)
* 熟(じゅく)年(ねん)夫(ふう)婦(ふ) (jukunenfūfu)
* 蚤(のみ)の夫(ふう)婦(ふ) (nomi no fūfu)
* 老夫(ろうふう)婦(ふ) (rōfūfu)
* 若夫(わかふう)婦(ふ) (wakafūfu)

##### Idioms

* 鴛鴦(おしど)り夫(ふう)婦(ふ) (oshidori fūfu): literally "couple of ducks", loving couple, couple of lovebirds, happily married couple
* 夫(ふう)婦気取(ふきど)り (fūfu kidori): literally "assume airs of a married couple", behaving as if they were a married couple
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)の縁(えん)を結(むす)ぶ (fūfu no en o musubu): literally "tie the bonds of husband and wife", get married
* 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)の仲(なか)を裂(さ)く (fūfu no naka o saku): literally "split the relationship of husband and wife", bring about marital separation

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 夫 | 婦 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 5 |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spellings
* 妻夫 女夫

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) めおと [mèótó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [me̞o̞to̞]

#### Noun

夫婦(めおと) • (meoto)
* wife and husband

##### Derived terms

* 夫婦(めおと)茶(ちゃ)碗(わん) (meotochawan)

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 夫 | 婦 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 5 |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spellings
* 妻夫 女夫
Sound change from めおと.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みょーと [myòótó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲo̞ːto̞]

#### Noun

夫婦(みょうと) • (myōto)
* married woman and man, wife and husband

### Etymology 4

Kanji in this term :
| 夫 | 婦 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 5 |
| irregular ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 夫婦 – see the following entry. :
| 【夫妻おとめ】 | [noun] husband and wife Alternative spelling 妻夫 |
(This term, 夫婦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 夫 | 婦 |

### Noun

夫婦 • (bubu) (hangeul 부부)
* hanja form of 부부 (“couple, husband and wife”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 夫 | 婦 |

### Noun

夫婦
* chữ Hán form of phu phụ (“married couple”).