| 夫 | 229B20 12.81 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄈㄨ [fu1] as n., man, husband; ㄈㄨˊ [fu2] (LL) in all other parts of speech. | ||
| Fin. part. | (LL) in questions and exclamations, indicating deep feeling: 逝者如斯夫 things pass away like this! oft. with 矣：有矣夫 there is such a thing; 吾已矣夫 it is time for me to stop; with 也：莫吾知也夫 alas, no one understands me! | |||||
| Adj. | (LL demonstrative adj. & pron.) this, that, these, those: 夫人不言 this man does not talk; 賊夫人之子 you are spoiling this man's son; 夫三子者之言 what those three people say; 今夫地，今夫水 now this earth, this water. | |||||
| Adv. & conj. | (LL beginning sentences and opening generalizations) now, as regards: 夫仁者 now (as regards) 仁; 夫道若大路然 now the Way (Tao) is like a broad highway; 夫何憂何懼 now what is there to worry about? 夫如此，夫如是 only so; 夫豈不知 now don’t I (dosen't he) know? 夫既如此 now that it is so; that being so; 夫唯不爭，故… it is because he does not contend, therefore…; with 且 in 且夫 moreover; with 今 in 今夫 now (introducing generalization). | |||||
| Prep. | (LL) than, at, with: 視夫前者 compared with the former. | |||||
| N. | Pr. [fu1]. (1) Man, like Eng. “working man,” “fisherman,” or “-er” in “worker” “farmer”: 漁夫 fisherman; 農夫 farmer; 販夫 pedlar; 車夫 driver, chauffeur; 馬夫 driver of horse carriage; 轎夫 sedan chair bearer; 挑夫 porter; 廚夫 cook; 凡夫 ordinary person; 匹夫 an ordinary individual; 夫役 servants; 征夫 wayfarer; 老夫 old man (oft. speaking of oneself). (2) Husband: 丈夫 husband, see 夫君，夫主 [fu1jUn1], [fu1zhu3]↓; 夫黨 husband's people; 夫兄弟 husband's brothers; 夫婦，夫妻，夫家 [fu1fu4], [fu1qi1], [fu1jia1]↓; 未婚夫 fiance, see 大夫，大^丈夫 12.81. | |||||
| Words | 1. 夫妻 [fu1qi1], n., husband and wife: 夫妻反目，不和 quarrel between husband and wife. 2. 夫婦 [fu1fu4], n., husband and wife: 夫婦偕老 husband and wife live together till old age; 夫婦好合，夫唱婦隨 harmony between husband and wife; see [fu1qi1]↑. 3. 夫家 [fu1jia1], n., husband's family. 4. 夫己氏 [fu1ji3shi4], n., (AC) a certain person (purposely vague) ＝某. 5. 夫主 [fu1zhu3], n., husband (as head of family). 6. 夫君 [fu1jUn1], n., husband (litr. term of reference). 7. 夫馬 [fu1ma3], n., official retinue; servants; 夫馬費 entertainment expenses. 8. 夫人 [fu1ren2] ([fu1ren0]), n., madam, Mrs., gen. term of reference for wife in polished society: 張夫人 Mrs. Chang; n., 如夫人 concubine; 竹夫人 bamaoo footrest, “Dutch wife.” 9. 夫婿 [fu1xU4], n., husband. 10. 夫子 [fu1zi3], (1) n., (LL) teacher, master: 孔夫子 Confucius, Master Kung; n., elderly scholar; [fu1zi0], (2) n., common laborer (also wr. 伕子). 11. 夫役 [fu1yi4], n., servants. | |||||