妻室
qī shì
Pinyin

Definition

妻室
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qī shì
  1. wife

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fū qī
  1. 1 husband and wife
  2. 2 married couple
  1. 1 wife
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
xiū xī shì
  1. 1 lobby
  2. 2 lounge
hòu chē shì
  1. 1 waiting room (for train, bus etc)
qián qī
  1. 1 ex-wife
  2. 2 late wife
dì xià shì
  1. 1 basement
  2. 2 cellar
qī qiè
  1. 1 wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
  2. 2 harem
Shì
  1. 1 surname Shi
shì nèi
  1. 1 indoor
shì yǒu
  1. 1 roommate
shì wài
  1. 1 outdoor
shì wēn
  1. 1 room temperature
qǐn shì
  1. 1 bedroom
  2. 2 dormitory
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
shí yàn shì
  1. 1 laboratory
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
jū shì
  1. 1 room
  2. 2 apartment
gōng zuò shì
  1. 1 studio
  2. 2 workshop
fàng yìng shì
  1. 1 cinema room
  2. 2 viewing room

Idioms (15)

不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
  1. 1 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
  1. 1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
  2. 2 spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī
  1. 1 you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě
  1. 1 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
筑室道谋
zhù shì dào móu
  1. 1 lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
  2. 2 without a clue
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
蟏蛸满室
xiāo shāo mǎn shì
  1. 1 The room is filled with cobwebs. (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
  1. 1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)

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