hồng vệ binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅衛兵, composed of (red) and 衛兵 (guard), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 紅衛兵红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ve˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ vej˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ vej˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [həwŋ͡m˨˩ jej˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    hồng vệ binh

    1. hongweibing, red guard of China