tự vệ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自衛, composed of 自 (“self”) and 衛 (“defense”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- to use self-defense