1. noun wife
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '妻' n; Kroll 2015 '妻' qī, p. 352; Mathews 1931 '妻', p. 74; Unihan '妻')
  2. verb to marry off
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '妻' v 1; Kroll 2015 '妻' qì, p. 352; Mathews 1931 '賢妻', p. 74)
  3. verb to take for a wife
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '妻' v 2)

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