đề phòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 提防.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗe˨˩ fawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˦˩ fawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗej˦˩ fɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

đề phòng

  1. to take precautions; to prevent; to guard against