đệ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Prefix

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đệ

  1. (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.
  2. (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
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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đệ

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

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đệ

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

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