结婚以后,夫妻双方的称呼也会随之变化。
“丈夫”和“妻子”是最普通的,可是显得太正式了,再说,这也只能在介绍时使用,不能当面称呼。
“爱人”的字面意思是“我所爱的人”,不管男女都可以用,浪漫是浪漫,可是现在有点儿过时了,而且这个词也不适合当面称呼。
“先生”和“太太”严肃有余,亲热不足,一般在宴会等比较正式的场合才使用。
“男人”“女人”和“先生”“太太”正好是两个极端,显得随便,甚至有些俗气。
这两个词本来是用来指所有男性和女性的,不知道怎么也被用来称呼自己的另一半了,文化人一般不太接受。
另外,这两种也都不适合当面称呼。
要给另一半找一个适合于各种场合,可以作为他称,又可以当面称呼,既亲热,又不过时的称呼还真不容易。
“老公”和“老婆”就这样开始流行起来了。
“老公”“老婆”本来是方言词,随着大量港台电视剧的播放,这个称呼也逐渐流行起来了。
不管你是年轻还是年老,有文化还是没文化,都可以称另一半为“老公”“老婆”。
但也有些人不那么喜欢,觉得还是太随意。
其实大家有不同的观点很正常。
使用称呼最重要的是要根据不同的场合和不同的对象进行选择。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | husband and wife; married couple |
| 双 | shuāng | two / double / both / even (number) |
| 方 | fāng | power or involution (math.) / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / abbr. for square or cubic meter |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 称呼 | chēng hu | form of address; appellation |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 随 | suí | varying according to... / subsequently |
| 之 | zhī | him / her / it |
| 变化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common / ordinary / general / average |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 显得 | xiǎn de | to seem / to look / to appear |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 再说 | zài shuō | moreover / what's more / besides |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 当面 | dāng miàn | to sb's face |
| 爱人 | ài ren | spouse / lover |
| 字面 | zì miàn | literal |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 所 | suǒ | particle introducing a relative clause or passive |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | regardless of / no matter |
| 男 | nán | (bound form) male |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 点儿 | diǎn r | erhua |
| 过时 | guò shí | old-fashioned / out of date |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 词 | cí | word |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman / Mrs. / Madam / wife |
| 严肃 | yán sù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious / (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting |
| 余 | yú | extra / surplus / remaining |
| 亲热 | qīn rè | affectionate; intimate; warmhearted |
| 足 | zú | sufficient; ample |
| 一般 | yī bān | generally / in general |
| 宴会 | yàn huì | banquet / feast / dinner party |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation / occasion / context / setting / location / venue |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man / a male / men |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just right / just enough |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 极端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 随便 | suí biàn | negligent / casual / wanton |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 俗气 | sú qì | tacky / inelegant / in poor taste / vulgar / banal |
| 本来 | běn lái | originally / at first / of course |
| 来 | lái | (between two verbs) in order to |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point at or to / to indicate or refer to |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex / a male |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman / the female sex |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 另 | lìng | other / another / separate |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 文化 | wén huà | cultural |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept; to acquiesce |
| 另外 | lìng wài | in addition / besides / moreover / furthermore |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 各种 | gè zhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | to act as / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 称 | chēng | name / appellation |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 既 | jì | both... (and...) |
| 还 | hái | fairly, passably (good) |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | (coll.) husband |
| 老婆 | lǎo po | (coll.) wife |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 方言 | fāng yán | topolect / dialect |
| 随着 | suí zhe | along with / in the wake of / following |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount / large quantity / bulk |
| 港 | Gǎng | Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港) |
| 台 | Tái | Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 电视剧 | diàn shì jù | TV series / TV drama |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 逐渐 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 年老 | nián lǎo | aged |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 为 | wéi | to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 随意 | suí yì | as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 观点 | guān diǎn | point of view / viewpoint / standpoint |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular / normal / ordinary |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to / based on |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | target; object / partner; boyfriend; girlfriend |
| 进行 | jìn xíng | (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |