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Dân quân tự vệ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 民軍 (militia) and 自衛 (self-defense).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zən˧˧ kwən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Proper noun

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Dân quân tự vệ

  1. a militia and self-defense force comprising a part of the armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.