Dân quân tự vệ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 民軍 (“militia”) and 自衛 (“self-defense”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zən˧˧ kwən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]
Proper noun edit
- a militia and self-defense force comprising a part of the armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.