三妻四妾

sān qī sì qiè

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem

What does 三妻四妾 mean?

三妻四妾 (sān qī sì qiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem

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三Sānsurname San 妻qī(bound form) wife 四sìfour · 4 妾qièconcubine · I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

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三妻四妾

sān qī sì qiè

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