giáo dưỡng

See also: giáo đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 教養, composed of (to teach) and (to nurture), Japanese 教養 (kyōyō).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

    Verb

    giáo dưỡng

    1. to teach and bring up (students)
    2. to care for and educate (juvenile offenders in a designated facility); to reform