bán lẻ

See also: bản lề

Vietnamese

Etymology

bán (“to sell”) +‎ lẻ (“unwhole”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ lɛ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ lɛ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ lɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

to sell goods unwholly, for example, to sell a few cigarettes instead of a whole pack
(by extension) to retail (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers)

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