弟子
Chinese
younger brother | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (弟子) | 弟 | 子 | |
alternative forms | 弟仔 Min Bei | ||
anagram | 子弟 |
Pronunciation
Noun
弟子
- disciple; follower
- 子曰:「若聖與仁,則吾豈敢?抑為之不厭,誨人不倦,則可謂云爾已矣。」公西華曰:「正唯弟子不能學也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
- Zǐyuē: “Ruò shèng yǔ rén, zé wú qǐ gǎn? Yì wèi zhī bùyàn, huì rén bùjuàn, zé kě wèi yún ěr yǐ yǐ.” Gōngxī huá yuē: “Zhèng wéi dìzǐ bùnéng xué yě.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said: "How dare I presume to be sagely and humane? I merely strive to become such without being disappointed, to teach people without being tired; this much can be said of me." Gongxi Hua said: "This is just what (we) disciples and pupils cannot learn to."
子曰:“若圣与仁,则吾岂敢?抑为之不厌,诲人不倦,则可谓云尔已矣。”公西华曰:“正唯弟子不能学也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (dialectal Mandarin, Min Bei, dialectal Wu) younger brother
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 弟弟 (“younger brother”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 弟 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 弟弟 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
Taiwan | 弟弟 | |
Harbin | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 兄兒, 兄弟 | |
Jinan | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Luoyang | 兄弟 | |
Wanrong | 兄弟 male speaker, 弟子 female speaker | |
Xi'an | 兄弟 | |
Yinchuan | 兄弟 | |
Xining | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Ürümqi | 弟弟, 兄弟, 富康子 | |
Wuhan | 弟弟, 兄弟 | |
Chengdu | 弟娃兒, 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Guiyang | 弟, 兄弟, 弟弟 childish | |
Liuzhou | 弟, 阿弟, 老弟 | |
Xuzhou | 弟弟, 兄弟 | |
Yangzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Nanjing | 弟弟, 兄弟 | |
Hefei | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Nantong | 弟子 | |
Malaysia | 弟弟 | |
Singapore | 弟弟 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 兄弟 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細佬, 弟弟 |
Hong Kong | 細佬, 弟弟 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 細佬 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 細佬 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細佬 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿弟 | |
Macau | 細佬 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細佬 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細佬 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細佬 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細佬 | |
Foshan | 細佬 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細佬 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 細佬 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 細佬 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細佬 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細佬 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 細佬 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 細佬 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細佬 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細佬 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細佬 | |
Taishan | 細佬, 阿弟, 細, 弟 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿弟, 細佬 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 阿弟 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 細佬 | |
Dongguan | 細佬, 弟弟 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細佬 | |
Shaoguan | 細佬 | |
Yangjiang | 小弟 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細佬 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 細佬 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 老弟, 兄弟 |
Lichuan | 弟 | |
Pingxiang | 老弟 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 老弟, 老弟仔 |
Xingning | 老弟, 老弟里 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老弟 | |
Huiyang | 老弟 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 老弟 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老弟 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老弟 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老弟 | |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老弟 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老弟 | |
Wuhua (Changbu) | 老弟 | |
Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老弟 | |
Wuhua (Meilin) | 老弟 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老弟 | |
Wengyuan | 老弟 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老弟 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老弟 | |
Liannan | 老弟 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 弟弟 | |
Jiexi | 老弟 | |
Luhe | 老弟 | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿弟 | |
Changting | 老弟 | |
Wuping | 老弟 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 老弟子 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 老弟子 | |
Liancheng | 老弟 | |
Ninghua | 老弟 | |
Yudu | 老弟 | |
Ningdu | 老弟 | |
Ruijin | 老弟 | |
Shicheng | 老弟 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 老弟 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 老弟 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老弟 | |
Dayu | 弟佬 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老弟 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老弟 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老弟 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老弟 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老弟 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿弟 | |
Hong Kong | 老弟 | |
Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老弟 | |
Yangchun (Sanjia) | 細佬 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 老弟, 細佬 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 老弟, 細佬 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 老弟 | |
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 老弟 | |
Huazhou (Xin'an) | 老弟 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 老弟 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿弟, 老弟 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 老弟 | |
Luchuan | 老弟 | |
Sabah (Bao'an) | 老弟 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 老弟 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 老弟 | |
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老弟 | |
Singkawang | 阿弟, 老弟 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 弟 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
Xinzhou | 兄弟 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 弟仔 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依弟 face-to-face, 弟 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
Quanzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
Zhangzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
Zhao'an | 細弟仔, 細弟 | |
Kaohsiung | 小弟 | |
Yilan | 小弟 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 小弟 | |
Taichung | 小弟 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 小弟 | |
Tainan | 小弟 | |
Taitung | 小弟 | |
Hsinchu | 小弟 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 小弟 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿棣 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 小弟 | |
Chaozhou | 阿弟 | |
Shantou | 阿弟 | |
Jieyang | 阿弟 | |
Haifeng | 阿弟, 弟, 弟弟 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿弟 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿弟 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿弟 | |
Leizhou | 老弟 | |
Haikou | 老弟 non-face-to-face, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 細佬 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老弟 |
Wu | Shanghai | 弟弟, 阿弟, 兄弟 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 兄弟 | |
Suzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
Danyang | 弟子 | |
Hangzhou | 阿弟, 弟弟 | |
Ningbo | 阿弟, 弟弟 face-to-face | |
Wenzhou | 阿弟 | |
Jinhua | 弟 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 老弟, 弟弟 |
Loudi | 老弟 | |
Shuangfeng | 老弟, 弟弟 |
- (disciple):
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Synonyms of 弟子
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (弟子):
- → Japanese: 弟子 (deshi)
- → Korean: 제자(弟子) (jeja)
- → Vietnamese: đệ tử (弟子)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
てい Grade: 2 | し Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 弟子 (MC deiX t͡sɨX). Probably the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) てーし [téꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [te̞ːɕi]
Noun
弟子 • (teishi)
- a disciple, an apprentice
- (Buddhism) on a mala or Buddhist rosary, the ten small beads closest to the end of the portion that hangs free from the largest bead
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
で Grade: 2 | し Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Appears to be a shift from teishi above, adopting the 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “customary reading”) of de for the first character. This is now the most common reading for the disciple, apprentice sense.
Alternative forms
- (honorific) お弟子 (o-deshi)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) でし [dèshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [de̞ɕi]
Noun
弟子 • (deshi)
- an apprentice, a disciple
- Yamazaki, Kore, “第1篇 April showers bring May flowers. [Composition 1: April showers bring May flowers.]”, in 魔法使いの嫁 [The Ancient Magus’ Bride], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, page 20:
- 君を魔法使いの弟子として歓迎するよ 死の愛し仔…いや チセ
- Kimi o boku no deshi to shite kangeisuru yo Surei Bega… Iya Chise
- You are welcome as my apprentice, Sleih Beggey… I mean, Chise
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Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
おと Grade: 2 | こ > ご Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 弟 (oto, “younger”, cognate with 弟 (otōto, “younger brother”), itself from oto + 人 (hito, “person”)) + 子 (ko, “child”).[2]The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Alternative forms
- 乙子
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [o̞to̞ɡo̞]
Noun
弟子 • (otogo)
- the youngest child
- short for 弟子月 (otogo-zuki, “December” in the lunar calendar)
Synonyms
(youngest child):
- 末子 (basshi)
- 末っ子 (suekko)
(December):
- 師走 (shiwasu) (old lunar calendar)
- 十二月 (jūnigatsu) (modern solar calendar)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
Anagrams
- 子弟 (shitei)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
Noun
弟子 • (jeja) (hangeul 제자)
- Hanja form? of 제자 (“disciple; pupil”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
Noun
弟子
- chữ Hán form of đệ tử (“disciple; underling”).