Phrase guide

husband and wife

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband, and, wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: man and wife

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: married couple

History

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَوْجَانِ (zawjāni) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Armenian: մարդ ու կնիկ (mard u knik) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Belarusian: сужэнцы (sužency) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Belarusian: муж і жонка (muž i žónka) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Bengali: স্বামীস্ত্রী মিঞা-বিবি (śamistri) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese Cantonese: 夫妻 (fu1 cai1) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese Cantonese: 夫婦 /夫妇 (fu1 fu5) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Hakka Chinese: 夫妻 (fû-chhî) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Hakka Chinese: 夫婦 /夫妇 (fû-fu) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Hakka Chinese: 公婆 (kûng-phò) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Hakka Chinese: 公姐 (kûng-chiá) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese: 夫妻 (zh-min-nan) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese: 夫婦 /夫妇 (hu-hū) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese: 翁仔某 (zh-min-nan) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese: 翁某 (zh-min-nan) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese: 翁婆 (ang-pô) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夫妻 (fūqī) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夫婦 /夫妇 (fūfù) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眷屬 /眷属 (juànshǔ) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公母倆 /公母俩 (gōngmuliǎ) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Czech: manželé — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Danish: mand og kone — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Dutch: man en vrouw — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Esperanto: geedzoj — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Esperanto: edz-edzino — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Finnish: aviopari — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Finnish: mies ja vaimo — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • French: mari et femme — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • German: Ehemann und Ehefrau — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Hindi: पति और पत्नी (pati aur patnī) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Hungarian: férj és feleség — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Ido: gespozi — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Italian: moglie e marito — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Italian: marito e moglie — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Japanese: 夫婦 — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Japanese: 夫妻 — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Korean: 부부 (bubu) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mann og kone — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Polish: małżeństwo — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Portuguese: marido e mulher — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Romanian: soț și soție — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Russian: муж и жена́ (muž i žená) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Russian: супру́ги (suprúgi) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Spanish: marido y mujer — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Spanish: esposo y esposa — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Tamil: கணவன் மனைவி (kaṇavaṉ maṉaivi) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Turkish: karı koca — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Ukrainian: подружжя (podružžja) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Urdu: مِیَاں بِیوی (miyā̃ bievī) — husband and wife — see also married couple
  • Vietnamese: vợ chồng — husband and wife — see also married couple