lệ ngoại
Pronunciation
Northern
/lḛʔ˨˩ ŋwa̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/lḛ˨˨ ŋwa̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/le˨˩˨ ŋwaːj˨˩˨/
Listen
exception
Noun
exception
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
exception
Something that is not included in a general rule or does not follow the usual pattern or standard.
vi Trường hợp này là một lệ ngoại của quy định chung.
en This case is an exception to the general rule.
Parts
lệ / ngoại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 例外 …
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Parts
lệ / ngoại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 例外 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 例外
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
例外
Candidates by syllable
lệ
泪（淚 / 麗 / 勵 / 荔）
ngoại
外
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
ngoại lệ / exception
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Similar
ngoại lệ / exception
Use
nô lệ / tú lệ / nhật lệ / luật lệ …
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Use
nô lệ / tú lệ / nhật lệ / luật lệ …