一夫多妻

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 husband; man
 
many; much; a lot of
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
 wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (一夫多妻) 一 夫 多 妻
simp. #(一夫多妻) 一 夫 多 妻

Pronunciation

Noun

一夫多妻

  1. polygyny (plurality of wives at the same time)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 夫 多 妻
いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 ふ > ぷ
Grade: 4		 た
Grade: 2		 さい
Grade: 5
goon

Etymology

一夫 (ippu, “one husband”) +‎ 多妻 (tasai, “multiple wives”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) い​っぷたさい [íꜜppù tàsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3]
  • IPA(key): [ip̚pɯ̟̊ᵝ ta̠sa̠i]

Noun

一(いっ)夫(ぷ)多(た)妻(さい) • (ippu tasai) 

  1. polygyny (plurality of wives at the same time)
    Antonym: 一妻多夫 (issai tafu)
    Hypernyms: 複婚 (fukukon), ポリガミー (porigamī)
    Coordinate term: 一雄多雌 (ichiyū tashi)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
一夫多妻

Noun

一夫多妻 • (ilbudacheo) (hangeul 일부다처)

  1. Hanja form? of 일부다처.
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