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

• lịch sự