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lễ phép

Pronunciation Northern /leʔe˧˥ fɛp˧˥/ Central /le˧˩˨ fɛ̰p˩˧/ Southern /le˨˩˦ fɛp˧˥/
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politeness
Noun
politeness
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3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
politeness Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Greetings & Basic ExchangesTheme

The quality of behaving in a way that shows respect and good manners toward other people.

vi Lễ phép là một đức tính tốt của học sinh.

en Politeness is a good virtue for students.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
polite Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Greetings & Basic ExchangesTheme

Showing good manners and respect for others in one's behavior and way of speaking to them.

vi Đứa trẻ đó rất lễ phép.

en That child is very polite.

Adverb

Sense 3 Adverb
politely Greetings & Basic ExchangesTheme Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Performing an action in a manner that demonstrates respect and consideration for other people's feelings.

vi Anh ấy chào hỏi mọi người rất lễ phép.

en He greeted everyone very politely.

Parts
lễ / phép / 禮法
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
禮法
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cho phép / phù phép / nước phép / đũa phép …
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Use
lễ hội / lễ vật / lễ phục / tuần lễ …
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