biên phòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邊防

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧ fawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ fɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

biên phòng

  1. short for bộ đội biên phòng (“border patrol”)
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