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