đầu lòng

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: đau lòng

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

đầu +‎ lòng.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

đầu lòng (𢚸)

  1. (of a young child to their parents) first-born
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 15–16:
      (Đầu)𢚸(lòng)𠄩(hai)()(tố)(nga)
      (Thuý)(Kiều)󰑼()(chị)(em)󰑼()(Thuý)(Vân)
      The first-borns were two beautiful daughters.
      Thúy Kiều the eldest, Thúy Vân the younger.

Usage notes[edit]

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