divorce wife
The word to describe divorce in Chinese experienced the changes from " divorce wife","make a divorce" to "negotiated divorce ",from which we can find out the evolvement of Chinese viewpoints towards marriage.
to repudiate one's wife
... 新奥尔良 New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, new orleans 休妻 to repudiate one's wife 一夫多妻制 polygyny ...
xiū qīㄒㄧㄨ ㄑㄧ休妻旧指离弃妻子。宋 魏泰《东轩笔录》卷七:“京师有谚语曰: 王太祝 生前嫁妇, 侯工部 死后休妻。” 元 郑廷玉《金凤钗》第三折:“我借与他钱呵,搭救出它招贤纳士东洋海;他还我钱呵,却是拔出这弃子休妻大会垓。”