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Definition
Husband; a formal term for a male spouse.
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How it's used
This term is primarily reserved for formal contexts like official documents, legal settings, or when introducing a spouse to someone in a professional capacity. Using it in casual conversation with friends can sound overly stiff or distant, as most people prefer the more natural and intimate term 老公.
Measure word
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Her husband works at a bank.
Will your husband be coming today?
Related words
Common phrases
husband and wife
Common mistake
Learners often use this word in everyday conversation because it is the standard translation in textbooks, but it sounds unnatural when talking about your own spouse to friends or family.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
