bảo vật

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶物 (treasure)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

bảo vật

  1. a valuable object, especially a relic or an artifact
    Synonym: vật báu