賢內助

Chinese

		worthy (person)	internal help; wife
trad. (賢內助)		賢	內助
simp. (贤内助)		贤	内助

Etymology

From History of Song.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánnèizhù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ noi⁶ zo⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-lōe-chō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiánnèizhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siánnèijhù
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-nei⁴-chu⁴
  - Yale: syán-nèi-jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanneyjuh
  - Palladius: сяньнэйчжу (sjanʹnɛjčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ noi⁶ zo⁶
  - Yale: yìhn noih joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ noi⁶ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ noi⁶ zo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ nɔːi̯²² t͡sɔː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-lōe-chō͘
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-luē-tsōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienloexzo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lue²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² lue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² lue²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ lue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ lue³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ³³/

Noun

賢內助

virtuous and capable wife, especially one who manages household affairs well and supports her husband in his career or work; better half; (honorific) your good wife

Synonyms

賢內／贤内
賢助／贤助

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