第一夫人

Mandarin · pinyin dì yī fū rén

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  1. First Lady (wife of the head of state)
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第
dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
夫
fū · man, male adult, husband; those
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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4–1–1–2 · di4 yi1 fu1 ren2

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dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4

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noun

  1. First Lady

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