cận vệ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 近衛.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- (figurative) a bodyguard (for a celebrity)
- (historical) an imperial bodyguard; royal guard