Dân quân tự vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 民軍 (“militia”) and 自衛 (“self-defense”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zən˧˧ kwən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Dân quân tự vệ

  1. a militia and self-defense force comprising a part of the armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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