thê tử
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰe˧˧ tɨ̰˧˩˧/
Central
/tʰe˧˥ tɨ˧˩˨/
Southern
/tʰe˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦/
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wife
Noun
wife
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
wife
(Archaic, literary) Wife.
vi Người đàn ông luôn yêu thương và chăm sóc thê tử của mình.
en The man always loves and takes care of his wife.
Parts
thê / tử / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 妻子 …
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Parts
thê / tử / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 妻子 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 妻子
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
妻子
Candidates by syllable
thê
妻（淒 / 悽 / 栖 / 稊）
tử
子
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
thế tử / thê / thê lương / thê thảm …
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Similar
thế tử / thê / thê lương / thê thảm …
Use
bánh phu thê / phu thê / đa thê / lê thê …
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Use
bánh phu thê / phu thê / đa thê / lê thê …