nghĩa đệ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 義弟.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiə˦ˀ˥ ʔɗe˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiə˧˨ ʔɗej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋiə˨˩˦ ʔɗej˨˩˨]
Noun
nghĩa đệ
- (literary) sworn younger brother, younger blood brother (unrelated male younger than oneself one has a strong relationship with)
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Quách Khiếu Thiên thấy sắc mặt nghĩa đệ đột nhiên đỏ bừng, biết y thua thiệt, […]
- Guō Xiàotiān say his blood brother's face suddenly turn red and knew he was at a disadvantage, […]
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