vợ cái con cột, vợ lẽ con thêm
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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.
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.