thị vệ

Vietnamese
FWOTD – 19 October 2022

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侍衛.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [tʰɪj˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Noun

thị vệ

  1. imperial bodyguard, royal guard
    • 2005, chapter 10, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Đồng thời Thang Tổ Đức cũng suất lĩnh đám thị vệ la hét ầm ĩ tìm bắt thích khách.
      Meanwhile, Tāng Zǔdé also led the imperial guard to, noisily screaming, hunt down the assassin.
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