Nhân Dân Tự Vệ

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 人民 (people) and 自衛 (self-defense).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ zən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Proper noun

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Nhân Dân Tự Vệ

  1. People's Self-Defense Force (a military group in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)
    Synonym: dân vệ