bảo vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Verb

to protect
(chiefly education) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.)

Noun

a security guard; compare vệ sĩ (“bodyguard”)

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