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