mạn phép

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 偭法 (SV: mạn pháp).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ fɛp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ fɛp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ fɛp̚˦˥]

Verb

mạn phép

  1. (formal) pardon me