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thê

Pronunciation Northern /tʰe˧˧/ Central /tʰe˧˥/ Southern /tʰe˧˧/
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wife
Noun
wife
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses

Noun

Sense 1 Noun
wife Properties & StatesTheme

The woman that a man is married to.

vi Ông ấy luôn yêu thương người thê của mình.

en He always loves his wife.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
pitiful

Describing a state that is pitiful, sad, or miserable.

vi Tiếng khóc nghe thật thê lương.

en The sound of crying was very pitiful.

Parts
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
Candidates by syllable
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.
Similar
thè / thể / thế / thẻ …
Use
bánh phu thê / phu thê / đa thê / lê thê …
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