tiền lệ
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/tiə̤n˨˩ lḛʔ˨˩/
Central
/tiəŋ˧˧ lḛ˨˨/
Southern
/tiəŋ˨˩ le˨˩˨/
precedent
Noun
precedent
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
precedent Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality
An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered.
vi Quyết định này sẽ tạo ra một tiền lệ mới.
en This decision will set a new precedent.
Parts
tiền / lệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 前例 …
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Parts
tiền / lệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 前例 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 前例
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
前例
Candidates by syllable
tiền
前
lệ
泪（淚 / 麗 / 勵 / 荔）
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
tiền lẻ / tiền lê / precedent
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Similar
tiền lẻ / tiền lê / precedent
Use
tiền lương / tiền bạc / tiền mặt / tiền vệ …
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Use
tiền lương / tiền bạc / tiền mặt / tiền vệ …