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tòng phu

Pronunciation Northern /ta̤wŋ˨˩ fu˧˧/ Central /tawŋ˧˧ fu˧˥/ Southern /tawŋ˨˩ fu˧˧/
follow one's husband
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follow one's husband
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A verb referring to a wife following and obeying her husband according to traditional values.

vi Phụ nữ ngày xưa thường phải tòng phu.

en Women in the past often had to follow their husbands.

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從夫
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tòng 從 phu 夫
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