đầu lòng

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See also: đau lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đầu +‎ lòng.

Pronunciation

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(Huế) IPA^(key): ~
(Saigon) IPA^(key):

Adjective

đầu lòng • (頭𢚸)

(of a young child to their parents) first-born
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1866, lines 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)
  The first-borns were two beautiful daughters.
  Thúy Kiều the eldest, Thúy Vân the younger.

Usage notes

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

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