phó tế

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 副祭, composed of 副 (“assistant; deputy”) and 祭 (“to make (religious) offerings”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɔ˧˦ te˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɔ˨˩˦ tej˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɔ˦˥ tej˦˥]

    Noun

    phó tế

    1. (Roman Catholicism) deacon
      Synonym: thầy sáu (dated); chấp sự (Protestantism)
      thầy phó tế ― a deacon

    Derived terms

    • phụ phó tế
    • trợ phó tế
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