bảo vệ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]
Verb
bảo vệ
- to protect
- (chiefly education) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.)
Noun
bảo vệ
- a security guard