bảo vật

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• báu vật

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶物 (“treasure”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

bảo vật

1. a valuable object, especially a relic or an artifact

   Synonym: vật báu