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

Etymology 2

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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