lễ phép

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禮法 (SV: lễ pháp).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [le˦ˀ˥ fɛp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lej˧˨ fɛp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lej˨˩˦ fɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

lễ phép

  1. (rare) politeness; civility; courtesy

Adjective

lễ phép

  1. (of a junior when dealing with a senior, especially of a child when dealing with an adult) polite

Adverb

lễ phép

  1. (of a junior's doing when dealing with a senior, especially of a child's doing when dealing with an adult) politely

See also

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