tao khang

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tào khang
• tào khương

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 糟糠.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧] ~ [taːw˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧] ~ [taːw˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

tao khang

1. (literary, dated, idiomatic) A wife who stayed with her partner since the beginning through thick and thin

Synonyms

• tao khang chi thê (糟糠之妻)