tê tề

Ở đằng kia, một con tê tề đang gặm cỏ.

Definition

1. Adverb (dialectal):
   • Over there / yonder: Indicates a location that is relatively far from the speaker but within sight or in a known area. It is a regional or dialectal term.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Nhà nó ở tê tề, sau cái đồi kia. (His house is over there, behind that hill.)
  • Để cái rổ tê tề, đừng có lấy. (Leave the basket over there, don't take it.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in Southern Vietnamese dialects or specific regional speech to point out a direction or place.

Variants and Related Words

• Ở đằng kia: over there (more standard).
• Chỗ đó / chỗ kia: that place there.

Synonyms

• There: in, at, or to that place.
• Yonder: at some distance in the direction indicated.

Notes on Usage

• Register: This word is considered informal and dialectal. It is not commonly used in formal writing or standard national communication.
• Context: Its use is primarily spatial, to indicate location. It does not have other meanings like time or manner.