bản quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 版權, composed of 版 (“copy”) and 權 (“right”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˩ kwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ kwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

bản quyền

1. (informal) copyright

Adjective

bản quyền

1. (informal) copyrighted
2. (informal, of copyrighted material) legally acquired

   100% bản quyền

   100% legally acquired, 100% not bootlegged or pirated

Usage notes

• bản quyền is "informal" in the sense that it is not a term used in the Luật Sở hữu trí tuệ (“Intellectual Property Code”), which uses quyền tác giả (“authors' rights”). It is not really "informal" to use it to translate the English copyright.

See also

• sở hữu trí tuệ (“related to intellectual property rights”)