bảo vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    bảo vệ

    1. to protect
    2. (transitive) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.)

    Noun

    bảo vệ

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