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

1. (occult) to sacrifice to; to make an offering to

Derived terms

• cúng tế (供祭, “to pray and make offerings”)
• 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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 細.

Adjective

tế

1. (only in compounds) small; minute
2. (only in compounds) petty; mean
3. (only in compounds) careful; meticulous; thorough

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 濟.

Verb

tế

1. (only in compounds) to aid; to help; to assist

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”)
• tiếp tế (接濟, “to give material assistance, to supply”)
• y tế (醫濟, “healthcare”)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 婿. Doublet of rể.

Noun

tế

1. (only in compounds, dated) son-in-law

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 際.

Noun

tế

1. (only in compounds) edge; border; limit

Derived terms

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

 

See also

sa tế (“shacha sauce”)