lép vế

Vietnamese

Etymology

lép +‎ vế.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɛp̚˧˦ ve˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛp̚˦˧˥ vej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɛp̚˦˥ vej˦˥] ~ [lɛp̚˦˥ jej˦˥]

Verb

lép vế

  1. to yield (to); to be inferior (to)
    Thế mình đã yếu, muốn đỡ lép vế thì liên hiệp với nhau vẫn hơn. ― For our situation right now remains shaky, it's better to become allied if we wish to minimize some chance of being overwhelmed.
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