vô lễ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無禮.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lễ

  1. disrespectful, insolent
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Mới rồi ăn nói vô lễ, thật lỗ mãng quá.
      I just spoke insolently / disrespectfully, so hot-headed of me.