駙馬

Chinese

prince consort horse; surname
trad. (駙馬) 駙 馬
simp. (驸马) 驸 马

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

駙馬

  1. husband of an sovereign's daughter or sister; monarch's son-in-law or brother-in-law

Derived terms

  • 招駙馬/招驸马
  • 駙馬爺/驸马爷
  • 駙馬都尉/驸马都尉
  • 黃門駙馬/黄门驸马

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (駙馬):
  • → Japanese: 駙馬(ふば) (fuba)
  • → Korean: 부마(駙馬) (buma)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
駙 馬
ふ
Hyōgaiji
ば
Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology

Middle Chinese 駙馬 (bɨoH mˠaX)

Pronunciation

Noun

駙(ふ)馬(ば) • (fuba) 

  1. (historical, monarchy) a Chinese prince consort, the husband of a 公主 (kōshu, “Chinese princess”) and son-in-law of the Chinese emperor

See also

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
駙馬

Noun

駙馬

  1. chữ Hán form of phò mã (“husband of an emperor's daughter or sister; emperor's son-in-law or brother-in-law”).
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