chẳng lẽ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (Northern Vietnam) chẳng nhẽ === Etymology === chẳng (“there is not”) +‎ lẽ (“reason”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ lɛ˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ lɛ˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [caŋ˨˩˦ lɛ˨˩˦] === Adverb === chẳng lẽ there is no reason; it is inconceivable that