"chẳng lẽ" meaning in Vietnamese

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Adverb

IPA: [t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ lɛ˦ˀ˥] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ lɛ˧˨] [Huế], [caŋ˨˩˦ lɛ˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Forms: chẳng nhẽ [alternative]
Etymology: chẳng (“there is not”) + lẽ (“reason”). Etymology templates: {{com|vi|chẳng|lẽ|t1=there is not|t2=reason}} chẳng (“there is not”) + lẽ (“reason”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=}} chẳng lẽ, {{vi-adv}} chẳng lẽ
  1. there is no reason; it is inconceivable that
    Sense id: en-chẳng_lẽ-vi-adv-aVRrqfZ7 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "chẳng",
        "3": "lẽ",
        "t1": "there is not",
        "t2": "reason"
      },
      "expansion": "chẳng (“there is not”) + lẽ (“reason”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "chẳng (“there is not”) + lẽ (“reason”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chẳng nhẽ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "chẳng lẽ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chẳng lẽ",
      "name": "vi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there is no reason; it is inconceivable that"
      ],
      "id": "en-chẳng_lẽ-vi-adv-aVRrqfZ7",
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "inconceivable",
          "inconceivable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ lɛ˦ˀ˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ lɛ˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caŋ˨˩˦ lɛ˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chẳng lẽ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "chẳng",
        "3": "lẽ",
        "t1": "there is not",
        "t2": "reason"
      },
      "expansion": "chẳng (“there is not”) + lẽ (“reason”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "chẳng (“there is not”) + lẽ (“reason”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chẳng nhẽ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "chẳng lẽ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chẳng lẽ",
      "name": "vi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese adverbs",
        "Vietnamese compound terms",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there is no reason; it is inconceivable that"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "inconceivable",
          "inconceivable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ lɛ˦ˀ˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ lɛ˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caŋ˨˩˦ lɛ˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chẳng lẽ"
}

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