王妃

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	imperial concubine
trad. (王妃)		王	妃
simp. ^#(王妃)		王	妃

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wángfēi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ fei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-fî
Min Nan (POJ): ông-hui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wángfēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wángfei
  - Wade–Giles: wang²-fei¹
  - Yale: wáng-fēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangfei
  - Palladius: ванфэй (vanfɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ fei¹
  - Yale: wòhng fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ féi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-fî
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ fi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² fi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ fi²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-hui
  - Tâi-lô: ông-hui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: onghuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ɦʉɐŋ|ɦʉɐŋ^H pʰʉi|pʰuʌi^H/

Rime
Character	王	王	妃	妃
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	云 (35)	滂 (2)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	陽 (106)	微 (21)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III	I
Fanqie	雨方切	于放切	芳非切	滂佩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉɐŋ/	/ɦʉɐŋ^H/	/pʰʉi/	/pʰuʌi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷiɐŋ/	/ɦʷiɐŋ^H/	/pʰʷɨi/	/pʰuoi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɑŋ/	/ɣiuɑŋ^H/	/pʰiuəi/	/pʰuɒi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuaŋ/	/ɦuaŋ^H/	/pʰuj/	/pʰwəj^H/
Li Rong	/ɣiuaŋ/	/ɣiuaŋ^H/	/pʰiuəi/	/pʰuᴀi^H/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwaŋ/	/ɣĭwaŋ^H/	/pʰĭwəi/	/pʰuɒi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/iwaŋ/	/iwaŋ^H/	/pʰwe̯i/	/pʰuɑ̆i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wáng	wàng	fēi	pèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong⁴	wong⁶	fei¹	pui³

Noun

王妃

wife of a prince; princess consort
concubine of a king

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	妃
おう Grade: 1	ひ Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 王妃 (MC ɦʉɐŋ|ɦʉɐŋ^H pʰʉi|pʰuʌi^H), from 王 (ō, “king; East Asian sovereign or imperial prince”) +‎ 妃 (hi, “consort; concubine”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) おーひ [óꜜòhì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [o̞ːçi]

Noun

王(おう)妃(ひ) • (ōhi) ^{←わうひ (waufi)^?}

a queen consort
聖(せい)剣(けん)を抱(いだ)く王(おう)妃(ひ)ギネヴィア
Seiken o Idaku Ōhi Ginevia
Guinevere, the Queen Who Holds the Holy Sword
- 1999 November 18, “王(おう)座(ざ)の守(しゅ)護(ご)者(しゃ) [Guardian of the Throne]”, in Vol.6, Konami:
  
  王(おう)が留(る)守(す)の間(あいだ)、王(おう)座(ざ)を外(がい)敵(てき)から守(まも)る王(おう)妃(ひ)。守(しゅ)備(び)は高(たか)い。
  Ō ga rusu no aida, ōza o gaiteki kara mamoru ōhi. Shubi wa takai.
  A consort with high defense strength who guards the throne from foreign enemies while the king is away.
the princess consort of an East Asian 王 (“prince”); compare 親王妃

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