noun
Chinese loanword (tàitai) used in Japanese to refer to someone's wife, often in a slightly formal or respectful context. Not the most common everyday word for 'wife'.
from Chinese tàitai
彼の太太は中国人です。
His wife is Chinese.
社長の太太がパーティーに出席した。
The company president's wife attended the party.
Polite way to refer to someone else's wife;太太 is less common and carries a Chinese flavor.
Borrowed from Chinese 太太 (tàitai), meaning 'wife' or 'Mrs.'