lẻ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *lɛh.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lẻ (礼, 禮, 𥛭)

  1. odd (not divisible by two)
    số lẻ
    an odd number
    hàm số lẻ
    an odd function
  2. (informal, of a number) being a non-integer, especially an irrational one, which will make subsequent calculations more difficult
    Không được rồi cô ơi. Em chia ra số lẻ lắm
    It's not good ma'am. I got a very ugly result from the division.
  3. (of a banknote) of a low value less than or equal to 20,000 dongs
  4. (chiefly Southern Vietnam) Signifies the “zero(s)” in numbers such as 805 and 2001.
    một trăm lẻ ba ― 103 [i.e. one hundred and three]

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • tỉnh lẻ

Adverb

lẻ (礼, 禮, 𥛭)

  1. (informal) alone rather than with other people
    Thằng khỉ! Hôm qua mày đánh lẻ hả?
    Hey jackass! Did you go without us yesterday?
  2. (of selling or buying) unwholly, for example, when buying a few cigarettes rather than a whole pack
    Antonym: sỉ
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