Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

di chú

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

last will (pre-1975 / overseas Vietnamese usage; today usually “di chúc”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

di chúc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Era: pre-1975 / diaspora

Where it’s used: More common Người Việt hải ngoại · Vietnamese diaspora Used miền Nam trước 1975 · Pre-1975 South Vietnam • Older spelling variant seen in diaspora documents.

Sources & notes

From Idiomer’s curated “Trước 1975 ↔ Ngày nay” table (original compilation, 2026); old sense attested in pre-1975 South Vietnamese usage and diaspora media. Older spelling variant seen in diaspora documents.

Equivalents & related

Same word, different era di chúc (noun) will; testament (legal document) Tiếng Việt

Topics: Pre-1975 Vietnamese

Common questions

What does “di chú” mean?

last will (pre-1975 / overseas Vietnamese usage; today usually “di chúc”)

Is “di chú” formal or informal?

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

What is the closest equivalent?

“di chúc” (Tiếng Việt) — same word, different era.