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家庭主婦

简家庭主妇 · 繁家庭主婦

Mandarin · pinyin jiā tíng zhǔ fù

housewife; stay-at-home wife

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
庭: tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
婦: Look up this written character
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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1–2–3–4 · jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4

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gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5

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noun

housewife

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