tế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 祭.

Verb

tế

(occult) to sacrifice to; to make an offering to
tế sống ― to sacrifice with ritual killing

Derived terms

cúng tế (供祭, “to pray and make offerings”)
hiến tế (獻祭)
phó tế (副祭, “deacon”)
tế lễ (祭禮, “sacrifices; offerings”)
tế tự (祭祀, “to offer sacrifices”)
tế văn (祭文, “funeral oration; memorial address”)

Etymology 2

Romanization

tế

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 細

Derived terms

Á Tế Á (亞細亞, “(dated) Asia”)
tế bào (細胞, “(biology) cell”)
tế nhị (細膩, “delicate; tactful; tricky; sensitive”)
tế toái (細碎, “a trifle; trivial detail”)
tử tế (仔細, “decent; proper; nice; kind; gracious”)

Etymology 3

Romanization

tế

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 濟

Derived terms

Bách Tế (百濟, “Baekje (one of the ancient Three Kingdoms of Korea”)
chẩn tế (賑濟, “to give alms; to donate”)
cứu tế (救濟, “aid; assistance; relief”)
kinh tế (經濟, “economy”)
tế bần (濟貧)
tiếp tế (接濟, “to give material assistance, to supply”)
y tế (醫濟, “healthcare”)

Etymology 4

Doublet of rể.

Romanization

tế

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 壻

Derived terms

á tế (婭壻, “siblings, cousins or friends of a son-in-law”)
hiền tế (賢壻, “respectful term of address for a son-in-law”)
nữ tế (女婿, “daughter-in-law”)
phu tế (夫壻, “husband”)
tế tử (壻子, “son-in-law”)

Etymology 5

Romanization

tế

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 際

Derived terms

quốc tế (國際, “international”)
thực tế (實際, “real; actual”)

See also

sa tế (“shacha sauce”)