đầu lòng

See also: đau lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đầu +‎ lòng.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗəw˦˩ lɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

đầu lòng • (頭𢚸)

  1. (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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