lấy lệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

lấy (“to take”) +‎ lệ (“example”), calque of Chinese 照例 (chiếu lệ, “by common sense”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləj˧˦ le˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləj˨˩˦ lej˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləj˦˥ lej˨˩˨]

Adverb

perfunctorily (performed out of routine, with little care)
Synonyms: chiếu lệ, cho có, cho qua chuyện, đối phó

Lương bèo thế này thì tao chỉ làm lấy lệ thôi.
I get paid jack, so I just phone it in.

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