nei kou zi

14:02 Apr 3, 2000
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Chinese term or phrase: nei kou zi
"nei" = inner
"kou" = mouth; opening; hole
"zi" = son; child

"nei kou zi" is a term of endearment for a spouse with a country twang to it. the best i could come up with was "sweet pea." any suggestions?
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Summary of answers provided
na +1Wife
Dalei Zhang
na +1either wife or husband.
cnlqlcn (X)
na +1Hubby; Wifie; Better Half; Worse Half
Tony Yu
nathe better half
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2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Wife


Explanation:
Nei Kou Zi is mean wife.
When a husband talking about his wife with somebody, he will use this phrase.


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Dalei Zhang
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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
either wife or husband.


Explanation:
either wife or husband.

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17 hrs
the better half


Explanation:
a colloquial phrase referring to the spouse

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315 days peer agreement (net): +1
Hubby; Wifie; Better Half; Worse Half


Explanation:
Hubby and Wifie are colloquialisms for husband and wife. (His)Better Half and (Her) Worse Half are jocular forms with a country tinge.

BTW, "nei kou zi" seems to be "那口子”in colloquial Mandarin, "nei" being the Chinese word for "that," formally pronouced "na"; "kou" here being a measure (unit) term for persons; "zi" being an auxiliary word. "kou zi" often means spouse in combination with another word such as in "liang kou zi”(两口子), an endearing refrence to a couple.


Tony Yu
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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