có lẽ

See also: cole, Cole, colé, and cờ-lê

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

có nhẽ

Etymology

có (“to have”) +‎ lẽ (“reason; fact”).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

maybe; perhaps; probably; possibly
Có lẽ hắn chưa biết bố hắn vô tù.
He probably doesn't know his father is in jail.

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