vệ sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛士, composed of 衛 (“guarding”) and 士 (“personnel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ve˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [vej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

vệ sĩ

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