bao cấp

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 包給, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kəp̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kəp̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kəp̚˦˥]

    Verb

    bao cấp

    1. to state-subsidise; to centralise budget subsidies
      thời bao cấpthe “Subsidy Period” in Vietnamese history