bảo vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb

bảo vệ

  1. to protect
  2. (transitive) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.)

Noun

bảo vệ

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