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vô lễ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 無禮.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lễ

  1. disrespectful, insolent
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Mới rồi ăn nói vô lễ, thật lỗ mãng quá.
      I just spoke insolently / disrespectfully, so hot-headed of me.