cin4 fu1前夫
Jyutpingcin4 fu1
Yalechìhn fū
Definition
Ex-husband; a former male spouse who is divorced or deceased.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a former spouse in a legal or social sense. It carries a neutral tone and is used in both casual conversation and formal contexts like legal documents or news reports. Unlike some other kinship terms, it does not imply any specific emotional state, though it is often used when discussing past relationships or custody arrangements.
Measure word
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Are you still in contact with your ex-husband?
Related words
Common phrases
ex-husband and ex-wife
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
