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

• vợ bé (“non-first wife”)