đầu lòng

See also: đau lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đầu +‎ lòng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ lawŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

đầu lòng • (頭𢚸)

(of a young child to their parents) first-born
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 15–16:
  頭(Đầu)𢚸(lòng)𠄩(hai)妸(ả)素(tố)娥(nga)
  翠(Thuý)翹(Kiều)󰑼(là)姉(chị)㛪(em)󰑼(là)翠(Thuý)雲(Vân)
  And two daughters, Thúy-Kiều, and Thúy-Vân,
  Famous for their heavenly beauty.

Usage notes

Only use this when talking about a parents-child relationship. Use cả for this too, and anything else.

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