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wife meaning in Chinese

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midwifery (the practice and science of being a midwife)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.dwɪ.fri]
[US: ˈmɪ.ˌdwaɪ.fə.ri]

助產術noun

產科學noun

sister-wife (co-wife who is also one's sister)
noun

娣媵 /dìyìng/noun

take a wife ((of a man) to marry a woman)
verb
[UK: teɪk ə waɪf]
[US: ˈteɪk ə ˈwaɪf]

娶 /qǔ/verb

娶亲 /qǔqīn/verb

娶親verb

trophy wife (young attractive wife who's a status symbol for her husband)
noun

花瓶妻 /huāpíngqī/noun

花瓶老婆 /huāpíng lǎopó/noun

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