宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī · favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
Character breakdown
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How to learn 宠妾灭妻
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Words with the same characters
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wife
夫妻fūqīhusband and wife; married couple
宠物chǒngwùhouse pet
灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
扑灭pūmièto eradicate; to extinguish
消灭xiāomièto put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)