bảo vệ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb[edit]

bảo vệ

  1. to protect
  2. (chiefly education) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.)

Noun[edit]

bảo vệ

  1. a security guard; compare vệ sĩ (“bodyguard”)
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