thê

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妻.

Noun

thê

(only in compounds) wife

Derived terms

hôn thê (婚妻, “fiancée”)
phu thê (夫妻, “married couple”)
thê tử (妻子, “wife”)
vị hôn thê (未婚妻, “fiancée”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淒.

Adjective

thê

(only in compounds) pitiful, sad

Derived terms

thê lương (淒涼, “isolated, lonesome”)
thê thảm (淒慘, “utterly tragic”)

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