ế chồng
Pronunciation
Northern
/e˧˥ ʨə̤wŋ˨˩/
Central
/ḛ˩˧ ʨəwŋ˧˧/
Southern
/e˧˥ ʨəwŋ˨˩/
remaining unmarried
Adjective
remaining unmarried
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
remaining unmarried
Referring to a woman who has remained unmarried beyond the typical age.
vi Cô ấy thường bị gia đình giục kết hôn vì sợ ế chồng.
en Her family often urges her to get married because they fear she will remain unmarried.
Parts
ế / chồng / 噎𠽚
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Parts
ế / chồng / 噎𠽚
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
噎𠽚
Candidates by syllable
ế
噎（曀 / 殪）
chồng
𠽚（𥔧 / 𨤯）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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ế / ế độ / ế ẩm / ế mình …
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Similar
ế / ế độ / ế ẩm / ế mình …
Use
có chồng / chồng nụ chồng hoa / chồng chất / chồng chéo
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Use
có chồng / chồng nụ chồng hoa / chồng chất / chồng chéo