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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
doting husband
We have these terms in Japanese:
AISAIKA = literelly 'wife-loving husband'
KYOSAIKA = literally 'wife-fearing husband'
Are there similar English terms?
1-1. devoted husband
1-2. doting husband
1-3. any other?
2-1. henpecked husband
2-2. submissive husband
2-3. any other?
Thank you.
AISAIKA = literelly 'wife-loving husband'
KYOSAIKA = literally 'wife-fearing husband'
Are there similar English terms?
1-1. devoted husband
1-2. doting husband
1-3. any other?
2-1. henpecked husband
2-2. submissive husband
2-3. any other?
Thank you.
Top answer
1 - loving husband, good husband 2 - under the thumb, she wears the trousers.
- 1 - loving husband, good husband 2 - under the thumb, she wears the trousers.
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1 - loving husband, good husband
2 - under the thumb, she wears the trousers.
2 - under the thumb, she wears the trousers.
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There's an adjective for someone who is excessively fond of his wife: "uxorious".
(There are probably also terms for someone who is excessively fond of someone else's wife.)
MrP
(There are probably also terms for someone who is excessively fond of someone else's wife.)
MrP
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Well, the terms the husband uses are probably not repeatable here...
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Hello JJ
"To henpeck" is to nag and bully your husband. So he's unlikely to be "doting"!
MrP
"To henpeck" is to nag and bully your husband. So he's unlikely to be "doting"!
MrP
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