bản quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 版權, composed of (copy) and (right).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˩ kwiən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ kwiəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    bản quyền

    1. (informal) copyright

    Adjective

    bản quyền

    1. (informal) copyrighted
    2. (informal, of copyrighted material) legally acquired
      100% bản quyền
      100% legally acquired, 100% not bootlegged or pirated

    Usage notes

    • bản quyền is "informal" in the sense that it is not a term used in the Luật Sở hữu trí tuệ (Intellectual Property Code), which uses quyền tác giả (authors' rights). It is not really "informal" to use it to translate the English copyright.

    See also