giáo dưỡng

See also: giáo đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教養, composed of 教 (“to teach”) and 養 (“to nurture”), Japanese 教養 (kyōyō).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

giáo dưỡng

1. to teach and bring up (students)
2. to care for and educate (juvenile offenders in a designated facility); to reform