lẻ
[lɛ˧˩]
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
(adjective) odd (not divisible by two)
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
số lẻan odd number
hàm số lẻan odd function
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Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(adjective) freakish (i.e., an irrational number or a repeating decimal)
Register: informal
Examples
Không được rồi cô ơi. Em chia ra số lẻ lắm.It's not good ma'am. I got a very freakish result from the division.
[Đỗ Xuân Nhi:] “a mẹ mua 10 m vải, mẹ đã dùng hết 1/3 số vải đó . hỏi mẹ còn lại ? mét vải [...]”
[Huỳnh Thị Minh Huyền:] “a)số lẻ lắm bạn ơi [...]”[Đỗ Xuân Nhi:] “a[)] Mom bought 10 meters of fabric, and then she used up one third of that amount; how many meters of fabric does she have left?”
[Huỳnh Thị Minh Huyền:] “a) mate, [the answer is] a very freakish number.”
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Sense 3
Meaning · English
(adjective) of a low value less than or equal to 20,000 dongs
Register: informal
Examples
tiền lẻchange
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Sense 4
Meaning · English
(adverb) alone rather than with other people
Register: informal
Examples
Thằng khỉ! Hôm qua mày đánh lẻ hả?Hey bastard! Did you go without us yesterday?
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Common questions
What does “lẻ” mean?
(adjective) odd (not divisible by two)
Is “lẻ” formal or informal?
lẻ is generally informal.