Địch was born in 1931. Địch's father was Tiến and his mother was Tâm Lê. His paternal grandparents were Thông and Nhi Nguyễn Hữu. He has a brother and a sister, named Quát and Tuyết. He is the second oldest of the three children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Tạo, Tùy and Hảo.