lề
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Definition
- Noun:
- Margin: The blank space intentionally left at the side of a page in a book, notebook, or document.
- Edge / Curb (of a road): The raised or paved border at the side of a street or path, often for pedestrians.
- Periphery / Sideline: A metaphorical space or position away from the main focus, activity, or central group.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hãy chừa lề rộng khi viết báo cáo. (Leave a wide margin when writing the report.)
- Người đi bộ nên đi trên lề đường. (Pedestrians should walk on the curb.)
- Đó chỉ là một vấn đề ngoài lề. (That is just a peripheral issue.)
Advanced Usage
"bên lề": on the sidelines, on the periphery (often used for events).
- Một cuộc phỏng vấn bên lề hội nghị. (An interview on the sidelines of the conference.)
"ngoài lề xã hội": on the margins of society.
- Hỗ trợ những người đang sống ngoài lề xã hội. (Support those living on the margins of society.)
Variants and Related Words
Lề đường (n): roadside, curb.
- Xe đạp dựng ở lề đường. (The bicycle is parked at the roadside.)
Lề thói (n, literary): custom, habitual practice.
- Lề thói cũ đã ăn sâu. (The old customs are deeply ingrained.)
Synonyms
- Margin: for pages.
- Curb / Kerb: for roads.
- Periphery / Fringe: for metaphorical use.
Related Idioms and Proverbs
Giấy rách phải giữ lấy lề: Literally "Even if the paper is torn, one must preserve the margin." It means one must maintain dignity, tradition, or core principles even in difficult circumstances.
- Dù nghèo khó, ông ấy vẫn sống đàng hoàng - giấy rách phải giữ lấy lề. (Even though poor, he lives respectably - one must keep the margin even if the paper is torn.)
Đất có lề, quê có thói: Literally "The land has its margins, the village has its customs." It means every place has its own established rules and traditions.
- Khi đến nơi mới, hãy nhớ đất có lề, quê có thói. (When you go to a new place, remember that every land has its own ways.)
noun
- edge (of road, etc.) margin
- viết ngoài lềto write in the margin