thê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "the"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妻.

Noun

thê

1. (only in compounds) wife

Derived terms

• hôn thê (婚妻, “fiancée”)
• phu thê (夫妻, “married couple”)
• thê tử (妻子, “wife”)
• vị hôn thê (未婚妻, “fiancée”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淒.

Adjective

thê

1. (only in compounds) pitiful, sad

Derived terms

• thê lương (淒涼, “isolated, lonesome”)
• thê thảm (淒慘, “utterly tragic”)