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
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