chính thất
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- chánh thất
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 正室, composed of 正 (“main”) and 室 (“wife”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ tʰət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ tʰək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨn˦˥ tʰək̚˦˥]
Noun
chính thất
- (archaic) a legal wife; first wife (as opposed to a concubine)