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有夫之婦

简有夫之妇 · 繁有夫之婦

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu fū zhī fù

married woman

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

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3–1–1–4 · you3 fu1 zhi1 fu4

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jau5 fu1 zi1 fu5

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noun

(idiomatic) woman who already has a husband (and is thus unavailable); married woman

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