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phòng vệ

Pronunciation Northern /fa̤wŋ˨˩ vḛʔ˨˩/ Central /fawŋ˧˧ jḛ˨˨/ Southern /fawŋ˨˩ je˨˩˨/
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defend
Verb
defend
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
defend Safety & EmergenciesTheme

The act of protecting oneself or others from physical attacks, threats, or potential dangers.

vi Học võ giúp chúng ta có khả năng phòng vệ tốt hơn trước nguy hiểm.

en Learning martial arts helps us defend ourselves better against danger.

Parts
phòng / vệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 防衛 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 防衛

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
防衛
Candidates by syllable
phòng vệ
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
phòng vé / phòng ngự / defend
Use
văn phòng / hải phòng / phòng ngủ / phòng tắm …
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