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朋友妻不可欺

péng you qī bù kě qīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-33c3e46fa56fab18. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

朋友妻不可欺 朋友妻不可欺 [peng2 you5 qi1 bu4 ke3 qi1] /you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 朋
    péng

    friend

  • 友
    yǒu

    friend

  • 妻
    qī

    (bound form) wife

    qì

    to marry off (a daughter)

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 欺
    qī

    to take unfair advantage of / to deceive / to cheat

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.