1. noun legal wife; principal wife
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正妻 (Guoyu '嫡' n 1; Kroll 2015 '嫡', p. 82; Unihan '嫡')
  2. noun child of legal wife
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: An abbreviation of 嫡子 (Guoyu '嫡' n 2; Unihan '嫡')
  3. adjective authentic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正宗 (Guoyu '嫡' adj 1)
  4. adjective with a close blood relationship in lineage
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example 嫡亲 closely related by blood (Guoyu '嫡' adj 2)

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嫡派嫡子嫡传嫡妻嫡系嫡亲嫡嫡亲亲嫡孙

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