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夫婦

简夫妇 · 繁夫婦

Mandarin · pinyin fū fù

a (married) couple
husband and wife
Classifier: 對 duì

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夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
婦: Look up this written character
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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1–4 · fu1 fu4

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noun

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

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