có lẽ

See also: cole, Cole, colé, and cờ-lê

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) có nhẽ
• (North Central Vietnam) cò lẹ

Etymology

có (“to have”) +‎ lẽ (“reason; fact”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˦ lɛ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔ˨˩˦ lɛ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔ˦˥ lɛ˨˩˦]

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Adverb

có lẽ

1. maybe; perhaps; probably; possibly

   Có lẽ hắn chưa biết bố hắn vô tù.

   He probably doesn't know his father is in jail.