Thượng Đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上帝, composed of 上 (“upper”) and 帝 (“emperor”), from Chinese 上帝

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Proper noun

Thượng Đế

(Chinese mythology) Shangdi
(by extension, Christianity, Judaism, Islam) Synonym of Chúa (“Lord; God”)

See also

Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế

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