vệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ve"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Noun

vệ • (躗, 讏)

edge, side
vệ đường ― the side of the road

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛.

Verb

vệ

(only in compounds) to protect

Derived terms

bảo vệ (保衛, “security guard”)
bệ vệ (陛衛, “imposing”)
cận vệ (近衛, “bodyguard”)
Dân quân tự vệ (民軍自衛, “communist militia”)
dân vệ (民衛, “People's Self-Defense Force”)
giấy vệ sinh (“toilet paper”)
hậu vệ (後衛, “(soccer) defender”)
hồng vệ binh (紅衛兵, “hongweibing”)
nhà vệ sinh (“bathroom”)
Nhân Dân Tự Vệ (人民自衛, “People's Self-Defense Force”)
oai vệ (威衛, “majestic”)
phòng vệ (防衛, “to protect, defend”)
phản vệ (反衛)
sốc phản vệ (“anaphylaxis”)
thị vệ (侍衛, “royal guard”)
tiền vệ (前衛, “(soccer) midfielder”)
tự vệ (自衛, “self-defense”)
vệ binh (衛兵, “a guard”)
vệ sinh (衛生, “hygiene”)
vệ sĩ (衛士, “bodyguard”)
vệ tinh (衛星, “satellite”)

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