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家婦

简家妇 · 繁家婦

Mandarin · pinyin jiā fù

wife (old)

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
婦: Look up this written character
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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1–4 · jia1 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 fu5

Cantonese word readings for 家婦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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