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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Noun

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

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