lẽ
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Meaning
2 senses
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Noun
The cause or explanation for something that happens or for why someone does something.
vi Tôi không hiểu vì lẽ gì anh ấy lại rời đi.
en I don't understand what reason he had for leaving.
Adjective
A term used to refer to a secondary wife in a traditional polygamous family structure.
vi Ngày xưa, ông địa chủ ấy có một vợ cả và hai vợ lẽ.
en In the old days, that landlord had one principal wife and two concubines.