vợ cái con cột, vợ lẽ con thêm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The first wife is the main pillar; the lesser wife, an added post — the old house's blunt architecture of marriage.
Literally: principal wife: main column; lesser wife: extra child
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
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Common questions
What does “vợ cái con cột, vợ lẽ con thêm” mean?
The first wife is the main pillar; the lesser wife, an added post — the old house's blunt architecture of marriage. Literally: principal wife: main column; lesser wife: extra child
Is “vợ cái con cột, vợ lẽ con thêm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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