bảo lãnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) bảo lĩnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保領, composed of 保 and 領.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ lɛɲ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ lan˨˩˦]

Adjective

bảo lãnh

1. guaranteed or of legal responsibility
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 1149–1150:

     特(Được)𠳒(lời)媒(mụ)買(mới)隨(tuỳ)機(cơ)
     扒(Bắt)𠊛(người)保(bảo)領(lãnh)爫(làm)詞(tờ)供(cung)招(chiêu)

     Hearing Kiều's words, the wicked woman took advantage of the situation,
     To force the girl to guarantee and write down [Thúy Kiều's] confession.

Verb

bảo lãnh

1. to guarantee and take legal responsibility for someone
2. (by extension) to sponsor someone for immigration purposes

   Tôi được bảo lãnh sang cư trú ở nước ngoài.

   I was sponsored to live abroad.