tao khang

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 糟糠.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧] ~ [taːw˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧] ~ [taːw˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

tao khang

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

Synonyms[edit]

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