太太

• 拼音: tài tai
• 汉字拆解: 太 = 大 (big) + 丶 (dot) — meaning 'very' or 'excessively great'

含义

Wife; Mrs. A polite and respectful way to refer to a married woman or one's wife.

Used as both a title for married women (like Mrs.) and to refer to one's own wife. In modern usage, younger people may prefer 老婆 in casual speech, while 太太 sounds more polite and formal. Also used respectfully for another person's wife, as in 你太太.

例句

1. 我太太今天不在家。
2. 张太太是我们的新邻居。
3. 他太太做的菜非常好吃。

用法指南

语境: family, social introductions, polite speech

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 我太太在银行工作。(My wife works at a bank.)
• 王太太，您好！(Hello, Mrs. Wang!)

错误说法

• 对年轻未婚女性说太太 (Don't address a young unmarried woman as 太太 — use 小姐 or 女士 instead)

起源与历史

A reduplication of 太 (tài, great). Originally a title of high respect for noble women, it gradually broadened to a polite term for any married woman or wife.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal