bao cấp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 包給, composed of and .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kəp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kəp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kəp̚˦˥]

Verb

bao cấp

  1. to state-subsidise; to centralise budget subsidies
    thời bao cấpthe “Subsidy Period” in Vietnamese history