cận vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 近衛.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

    Noun

    cận vệ

    1. (figurative) a bodyguard (for a celebrity)
    2. (historical) an imperial bodyguard; royal guard
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