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大daai6婆po2

daai6 po2dà pó

English

  1. the first wife among all the other wives (in a polygamous marriage)
  2. the senior, first, or most respected wife (in a polygamy)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺一段穩定嘅關係裏邊,男方嘅地位最崇高嘅戀人;喺一夫多妻制裏邊,個男人第一個娶或者地位最崇高嘅老婆

Examples

  • 何鴻燊有四個老婆,大婆係葡萄牙人。

    Stanley Ho had 4 wives, and his first wife was a Portuguese.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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