bảo lãnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) bảo lĩnh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 保領, composed of 保 and 領.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ lɛɲ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ lan˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    bảo lãnh

    1. guaranteed or of legal responsibility
      • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 1149–1150:
        特(Được)𠳒(lời)媒(mụ)買(mới)隨(tuỳ)機(cơ)
        扒(Bắt)𠊛(người)保(bảo)領(lãnh)爫(làm)詞(tờ)供(cung)招(chiêu)
        Hearing Kiều's words, the wicked woman took advantage of the situation,
        To force the girl to guarantee and write down [Thúy Kiều's] confession.

    Verb

    bảo lãnh

    1. to guarantee and take legal responsibility for someone
    2. (by extension) to sponsor someone for immigration purposes
      Tôi được bảo lãnh sang cư trú ở nước ngoài.
      I was sponsored to live abroad.
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