cận vệ
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 近衛.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun
[edit]- (figurative) a bodyguard (for a celebrity)
- (historical) an imperial bodyguard; royal guard