chính thất

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chánh thất

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 正室, composed of 正 (“main”) and 室 (“wife”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ tʰət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ tʰək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥ tʰək̚˦˥]

Noun

chính thất

1. (archaic) a legal wife; first wife (as opposed to a concubine)