lệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淚. Compare luỵ.

Noun

lệ

1. (literary) tears (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

   Synonym: nước mắt

   giọt lệ

   a tear(drop)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 例.

Noun

lệ

1. (rare) example

   Synonym: ví dụ

   lệ như ― for example

2. (literary and in certain idioms) rule

   phép vua thua lệ làng

   even the monarch's laws lose to the village's rules

   Làng có lệ ấy từ xưa

   The village has had that rule since ancient times.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tục lệ