lẽ thường

Vietnamese

Etymology

lẽ (“rationale”) +‎ thường (“common”), calque of Chinese 常理 (common sense).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lẽ thường

common sense; conventional reasoning
Một biện hộ cho lẽ thường ― A Defense of Common Sense (an essay)

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