lẽ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɛ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɛ˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 理 (“reason”; SV: lí).

Noun

lẽ (𨤧, 理, 𠲥)

reason; rationale; argument

Derived terms

Derived terms

chẳng lẽ
có lẽ
đáng lẽ
hết lẽ
lẽ nào
lẽ phải
lẽ ra
lí lẽ
lời lẽ
vỡ lẽ

Adjective

lẽ (𥙪, 𥛭)

Short for vợ lẽ (“second wife; concubine”).
làm lẽ ― to be a concubine

Derived terms

Derived terms

làm lẽ
lẽ mọn

Coordinate terms

vợ cả

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