đề phòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 提防.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˨˩ fawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˦˩ fawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗej˦˩ fɔŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

đề phòng

1. to take precautions; to prevent; to guard against