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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 使臣, composed of 使 (“envoy”) and 臣 (“courtier”)
Noun
sứ thần
- (historical) an imperial envoy
- (Catholicism) Synonym of thiên thần (“angel”)
(Can we date this quote?), “Sáng thế 16 [Genesis 16]”, in Kinh Thánh [The Holy Bible]:Sứ thần của ĐỨC CHÚA gặp thấy nàng gần một suối nước trong sa mạc, suối ở trên đường đi Sua. Người hỏi: “Ha-ga, nữ tỳ của Xa-rai, ngươi từ đâu đến và đi đâu?”- The angel of the LORD saw her near a spring in the desert, beside the road to Shur. He asked, "Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?"
Usage notes
Not to be confused with sử thần (“imperial historian”).