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嫡

Mandarin · pinyin dí

(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶 shù)

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嫡: dí · legal wife, child of legal wife

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2 · di2

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primary wife; legal wife
primary wife; legal wife — of or by the legal wife
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 嫡子 (dízǐ, “son of one's legal wife”)
of lineal descent; closely related
orthodox; authentic; legitimate

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