Dân quân tự vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 民軍 (“militia”) and 自衛 (“self-defense”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zən˧˧ kwən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨] ~ [jəŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Dân quân tự vệ

1. a militia and self-defense force comprising a part of the armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.