bồi tự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陪祀 (“to help offer sacrifices”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩ tɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˦˩ tɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

bồi tự

1. (historical) to help offer sacrifices; to assist in a sacrificial ritual

   Các quan bồi tự, trợ tế trong lễ tế đàn Nam Giao ở Huế

   The mandarins help offer sacrifices in the Nam Giao ceremony platform in Hue

See also

• nam giao (“a kind of ceremony”)