hộ vệ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ho̰ʔ˨˩ vḛʔ˨˩/
Central
/ho̰˨˨ jḛ˨˨/
Southern
/ho˨˩˨ je˨˩˨/
Listen
escort; protect
Verb
escort; protect
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
escort; protect
The act of following and protecting an important person from any danger.
vi Những người lính đang hộ vệ cho nhà vua đi qua đám đông.
en The soldiers are escorting the king through the crowd.
Parts
hộ / vệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 護衛 …
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Parts
hộ / vệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 護衛 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 護衛
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
護衛
Candidates by syllable
hộ
護（户）
vệ
衛
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hộ tống / áp tải / tháp tùng / escort
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Similar
hộ tống / áp tải / tháp tùng / escort
Use
căn hộ / hộ chiếu / bảo hộ / gia hộ …
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Use
căn hộ / hộ chiếu / bảo hộ / gia hộ …