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]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- (figurative) a bodyguard (for a celebrity)
- (historical) an imperial bodyguard; royal guard