vệ sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛士, composed of 衛 (“guarding”) and 士 (“personnel”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ve˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [vej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

vệ sĩ

1. a bodyguard; compare bảo vệ (“security guard”)