vợ lớn
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first wife
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first wife
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Noun
first wife Family, Relationships & Life Events
Family
The woman who is the primary or first wife in a polygamous marriage.
vi Bà ấy là vợ lớn trong gia đình.
en She is the primary wife in the family.
Parts
vợ / lớn / A compound of vợ + lớn …
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Parts
vợ / lớn / A compound of vợ + lớn …
OriginA compound of vợ + lớn
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡞕𡘯
Candidates by syllable
vợ
𡞕（𡢼）
lớn
𡘯（𡚚 / 𢀬 / 𢀲 / 𣁔）
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.
Use
có vợ / thuận vợ thuận chồng, tát biển đông cũng cạn / vợ vua / vợ chồng …
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Use
có vợ / thuận vợ thuận chồng, tát biển đông cũng cạn / vợ vua / vợ chồng …