弟子
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Chinese[edit]
younger brother | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (弟子) |
弟 | 子 | |
alternative forms | 弟仔 Northern Min | ||
anagram | 子弟 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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, Northern Min, dialectal Wu) younger brother
Synonyms[edit]
- (disciple):
- 學師仔/学师仔 (hok6 si1 zai2) (Cantonese)
- 學徒/学徒 (xuétú)
- 學徒工/学徒工 (xuétúgōng)
- 學生/学生 (xuéshēng)
- 師仔/师仔 (Hokkien, Taishanese)
- 師仔工/师仔工 (Hokkien)
- 師哥/师哥 (Longyan Min)
- 師囝/师囝 (Teochew)
- 徒工 (túgōng)
- 徒弟 (túdì)
- 徒弟伢子 (dou2 di4 nga2 zr) (Xiang)
- 徒弟娃兒/徒弟娃儿 (tu2 di4 war2) (Sichuanese)
- 門人/门人 (ménrén)
- 門徒/门徒 (méntú)
- 門生/门生 (ménshēng) (literary)
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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 dejX tsiX). Probably the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- 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[edit]
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. This is now the most common reading for the disciple, apprentice sense.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- an apprentice, a disciple
- Kore Yamazaki, “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) [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
Etymology 3[edit]
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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
(youngest child):
(December):
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
Noun[edit]
弟子
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