配 偶 pèi ǒu spouse 爱 人 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] 另 一 半 lìng yī bàn other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half 对 偶 duì ǒu dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse 仇 qiú spouse / companion 伉 kàng spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken 枕 边 人 zhěn biān rén the person who shares one's bed / partner / spouse 择 偶 zé ǒu to choose a spouse 陪 读 péi dú to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together 喪 偶 sàng ǒu bereaved of one's spouse (literary) 丧 偶 sàng ǒu (literary) to be bereaved of one's spouse 失 节 shī jié to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc) / to lose one's chastity 绿 lu:4 green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) 丧 sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged 人 财 两 空 rén cái liǎng kōng (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well / to get burned both romantically and financially 半 糖 夫 妻 bàn táng fū qī weekend spouse / relationship involving a sugar-daddy 镜 鸾 jìng luán to lose one's spouse 受 扶 养 配 偶 shòu fú yǎng pèi ǒu dependent spouse 联 合 国 离 国 配 偶 全 球 协 会 UN Global Expatriate Spouse Association / Global Expatriate Spouse Association 联 合 国 离 国 配 偶 地 方 协 会 UN Local Expatriate Spouse Association / Local Expatriate Spouse Association 偷 腥 tōu xīng to cheat on one's spouse / to have an affair 失 婚 shī hūn to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement) 陆 配 lù pèi (Tw) spouse from mainland China