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phu thê

Pronunciation Northern /fu˧˧ tʰe˧˧/ Central /fu˧˥ tʰe˧˥/ Southern /fu˧˧ tʰe˧˧/
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married couple
Noun
married couple
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
married couple RelationshipsTheme FamilyTag

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 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 夫妻

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
夫妻
Candidates by syllable
phu thê (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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