二房 (èr fáng) — (noun) second branch of a family (in traditional clan structure); (noun) concubine (historical)
Definition
Traditional clan term with two senses: the second branch of a family (大房 = first branch), and a historical word for concubine — used only in classical/imperial contexts, not everyday speech.
noun
second branch of a family (in traditional clan structure)concubine (historical)
Examples
- ，二房。Zài gǔ dài, èr fáng de dì wèi bǐ zhèng qī dī hěn duō.In ancient times, a concubine's status was much lower than that of the principal wife.
- 二房。Tā men jiā de èr fáng zài qīng cháo chū le hěn duō dú shū rén.Their family's second branch produced many scholars in the Qing dynasty.
- 二房。Zhè běn jiā pǔ bǎ dà fáng hé èr fáng fēn de hěn qīng chǔ.This genealogy book clearly distinguishes the first branch and the second branch.
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