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有婦之夫

简有妇之夫 · 繁有婦之夫

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu fù zhī fū

married man

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
婦: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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3–4–1–1 · you3 fu4 zhi1 fu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 fu5 zi1 fu1

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noun

(idiomatic) man who already has a wife (and is thus unavailable); married man

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