弟子
ChineseEdit
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 |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
SynonymsEdit
- (disciple):
Synonyms of 弟子
DescendantsEdit
JapaneseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- 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 2Edit
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 formsEdit
- (honorific) お弟子 (o-deshi)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- 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
Etymology 3Edit
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 formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
SynonymsEdit
(youngest child):
(December):
ReferencesEdit
AnagramsEdit
- 子弟 (shitei)
KoreanEdit
Hanja in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
NounEdit
VietnameseEdit
Hán tự in this term | |
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弟 | 子 |
NounEdit
弟子