đích tôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嫡孫, composed of 嫡 (“legitimate”) and 孫 (“grandchild”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˦ ton˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˧˥ toŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˥ toŋ˧˧]

Adjective

đích tôn

1. being the eldest son (disregarding daughters) of the eldest son (disregarding daughters) of his paternal grandparents, therefore having more responsibility than his male siblings or cousins

   Nó là con gái, thằng em nó mới là cháu đích tôn. ― She's a girl, it's her younger brother who is the "important grandchild".