tự vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自衛, composed of 自 (“self”) and 衛 (“defense”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tự vệ

  1. to use self-defense

Noun

tự vệ

  1. self-defense
  2. a self-defense force; paramilitary; grassroots (reserve) militia

See also

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