Chinese

Noun

夫人 (classifier 位 (wèi))

1. lady; madam; Mrs.

   王夫人來了。 / 王夫人来了。  ―  Wáng fūrén lái le.  ―  Mrs. Wang has arrived.

2. (formal) wife

Synonyms

• (wife): 妻子 (qīzǐ)

Japanese

Noun

夫人 ‎(hiragana ふじん, romaji fujin)

1. (honorific) (another person's) wife, married lady
   • 彼は夫人をいっしょにつれてきた

     かれはふじんをいっしょにつれてきた

     kare wa fujin o issho nitsurete kita

     He was accompanied by his wife

2. madam, Mrs.
   • 私たちは劇場でブラウン夫人に会った

     わたしたちはげきじょうでブラウンふじんにあった

     watashitachi wa gekijō de Buraun fujin ni atta

     We met Mrs. Brown at the theater

3. (archaic) wife of a nobleman
4. (archaic) consort of the emperor

Derived terms

Synonyms

• 奥方 (おうほう) ‎(ōhō)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

夫人 • ‎(bu-in) ‎(hangeul 부인)

1. Hanja form^? of 부인, “(honorific) (another person's) wife”.