Thượng Đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

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, Abrahamism) Synonym of Chúa (“Lord; God”)
khách hàng là Thượng Đế
the customer is always right / the customer is the top priority
(literally, “the customer is Shangdi/God”)

Thượng Đế của người theo đạo Hồi gọi là A-la.
God is known to Muslims as Allah.

See also

Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế

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