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See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 第 (“ordinal marker”).

Prefix

đệ

(only before Sino-Vietnamese numerals) ordinal number marker, used only to mark the generation of a person who shares their name with their parents or grandparents, equivalent to the use of I, II, III, etc. in English.
(only before Sino-Vietnamese numerals, rare) ordinal number marker in general
Đệ Tam Quốc tế
the Third International

Đệ Nhất Phu nhân
the First Lady

Derived terms

次第 (thứ đệ)
第一 (đệ nhất)
第七 (đệ thất)
第三 (đệ tam)
第九 (đệ cửu)
第二 (đệ nhị)
第五 (đệ ngũ)
第八 (đệ bát)
第六 (đệ lục)
第十 (đệ thập)
第四 (đệ tứ)
門第 (môn đệ)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弟 (“younger brother”).

Noun

đệ

(Chinese fiction) a younger brother
(slang) a henchman or minion
Tao đéo phải đệ của mày!
I ain't your pussy!

Derived terms

Pronoun

đệ

(Chinese fiction) I; you (refers to the male junior among the speakers)

See also

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