bao vây

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 包圍 (SV: bao vi)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːw˧˧ jəj˧˧]

    Verb

    bao vây

    1. to surround; to besiege
      Synonyms: vây, giải vây, phong toả, phong bế