遗妻弃子 yí qī qì zǐ

to abandon wife and children

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to abandon wife and children

Characters

Character Meaning
遗 yí HSK 5
to leave behind; to lose; to omit
妻 qī HSK 2
wife; to marry off (a daughter)
弃 qì HSK 4
to abandon; to throw away; to discard
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child