phu thê
Pronunciation
Northern
/fu˧˧ tʰe˧˧/
Central
/fu˧˥ tʰe˧˥/
Southern
/fu˧˧ tʰe˧˧/
Listen
married couple
Noun
married couple
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
married couple Family, Relationships & Life Events
Family
a formal and respectful term used to refer to two people who are legally married to each other.
vi Họ là một cặp phu thê rất hạnh phúc.
en They are a very happy married couple.
Parts
phu / thê / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 夫妻 …
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Parts
phu / thê / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 夫妻 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 夫妻
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
夫妻
Candidates by syllable
phu
夫
thê
妻（淒 / 悽 / 栖 / 稊）
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.
Use
bánh phu thê / công phu / đại trượng phu / phu quân …
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Use
bánh phu thê / công phu / đại trượng phu / phu quân …