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