thông lệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通例 (“general rule”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ le˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lej˨˩˨]

Noun

thông lệ

  1. (formal or dated) general rule; common practice; customary behavior
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