hồng vệ binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅衛兵, composed of (red) and 衛兵 (guard), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 紅衛兵红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ve˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ vej˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ vej˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [həwŋ͡m˨˩ jej˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun

hồng vệ binh

  1. hongweibing, red guard of China