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一夫多妻

Mandarin · pinyin yī fū duō qī

polygyny

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
妻: qī · wife

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1–1–1–1 · yi1 fu1 duo1 qi1

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jat1 fu1 do1 cai1

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noun

polygyny (plurality of wives at the same time)

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