媵

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媵

yìng (ying⁴) Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄧㄥˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
jing⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
īn Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
yìng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄧㄥˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
yìng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
ying⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
yìng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
yinq Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
ин Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/iŋ⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
jing⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
yihng Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
ying⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/jɪŋ²²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
īn Min Nan, Hokkien, Tâi lô
in Min Nan, Hokkien, Phofsit Daibuun
/in²²/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
/in⁴¹/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
/in³³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
yingH Middle Chinese
zyingH Middle Chinese
/*ljɯŋs/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang
/*lɯŋs/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang

Where it comes from

形聲漢字（上古 *ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs）：聲符朕 (上古 *l'ɯmʔ) + 意符女。

釋義

陪嫁的婢女
陪同
伴娘
妾
贈送、寄送

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釋義

In English

co-wife in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {媵},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%AA%B5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}