vô lễ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無禮.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˧˧ le˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ lej˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ lej˨˩˦] ~ [jow˧˧ lej˨˩˦]

Adjective

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.

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