biên phòng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邊防

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧ fawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ fɔŋ˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun[edit]

biên phòng

  1. Short for bộ đội biên phòng (border patrol).