bảo vệ

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨] === Verb === bảo vệ to protect (transitive) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.) === Noun === bảo vệ a security guard; compare vệ sĩ (“bodyguard”)