lép vế

Vietnamese

Etymology

lép +‎ vế.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɛp̚˧˦ ve˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛp̚˦˧˥ vej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɛp̚˦˥ vej˦˥] ~ [lɛp̚˦˥ jej˦˥]

Verb

lép vế

1. to yield (to); to be inferior (to)