休妻
xiū qī
Pinyin

Definition

休妻
 - 
xiū qī
  1. to repudiate one's wife

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
xiū xián
  1. 1 leisure
  2. 2 relaxation
  3. 3 not working
  4. 4 idle
  5. 5 to enjoy leisure
  6. 6 to lie fallow
fū qī
  1. 1 husband and wife
  2. 2 married couple
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu

Idioms (11)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife