vợ lớn

Vietnamese

Etymology

vợ (“wife”) +‎ lớn (“big”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəː˧˨ʔ ləːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩ʔ ləːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩˨ ləːŋ˦˥] ~ [jəː˨˩˨ ləːŋ˦˥]
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Noun

vợ lớn

  1. the first wife of a polygamous man
    Synonym: vợ cả

See also

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