Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đệ tử

[ʔɗe˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) one's disciple

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Analects VI.3; 1972, Vietnamese translation and annotations by Nguyễn Hiến LêDuke Ai [of Lu] asked: "Among your disciples, who likes to learn?" Confucius answered: "There was Yan Hui who liked to learn; he never shifted his anger [to someone else]; he never repeated any mistake. Unfortunately he died early; now I have none else. I have not heard of anyone else who likes to l

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) an underling

Common questions

What does “đệ tử” mean?

(noun) one's disciple

Is “đệ tử” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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