thắng phụ
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Meaning · English
main or primary wife
Literally: first wife
Examples
Anh ấy đã lấy thêm một vợ thứ nhưng vợ thắng phụ vẫn là người quản lý gia đìnhHe took an additional wife, but his main wife still managed the household
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “thắng phụ” mean?
main or primary wife Literally: first wife
Is “thắng phụ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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