vệ sĩ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛士, composed of 衛 (“guarding”) and 士 (“personnel”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ve˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [vej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

a bodyguard; compare bảo vệ (“security guard”)

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers