tự vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自衛, composed of 自 (“self”) and 衛 (“defense”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Verb

tự vệ

1. to use self-defense

Noun

tự vệ

1. self-defense
2. a self-defense force; paramilitary; grassroots (reserve) militia

See also

• Dân quân tự vệ
• Nhân Dân Tự Vệ