妻妾成群

Mandarin · pinyin qī qiè chéng qún

Meanings

  1. to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem
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妻
qī · wife
妾
qiè · concubine
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
群
qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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1–4–2–2 · qi1 qie4 cheng2 qun2

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