hồng vệ binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅衛兵, composed of 紅 (“red”) and 衛兵 (“guard”), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 紅衛兵／红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ve˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ vej˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ vej˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [həwŋ͡m˨˩ jej˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun

hồng vệ binh

1. hongweibing, red guard of China