bảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 報 (SV: báo).

Verb

bảo • (𠸒)

1. to tell, to say

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khuyên bảo

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶 (“precious”).

Adjective

bảo

1. (only in compounds) precious, rare

Noun

bảo

1. (only in compounds) treasure, jewel