cận vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 近衛.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Noun

cận vệ

1. (figurative) a bodyguard (for a celebrity)
2. (historical) an imperial bodyguard; royal guard