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chính thất

Pronunciation Northern /ʨïŋ˧˥ tʰət˧˥/ Central /ʨḭ̈n˩˧ tʰə̰k˩˧/ Southern /ʨɨn˧˥ tʰək˧˥/
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legal wife
Noun
legal wife
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
legal wife; first wife Discourse & LogicTheme

The official wife who holds the highest status in a family according to old traditions.

vi Trong gia đình ngày xưa, chính thất có quyền lực rất lớn.

en In traditional families, the legal wife holds significant power.

Parts
chính / thất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 正室 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 正室

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
正室
Candidates by syllable
chính thất
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
mẹ nó / mợ / sư nương / thê tử …
Use
chính phủ / tài chính / chính trị / bưu chính …
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