biện hộ

See also: biển hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 辯護, composed of 辯 (“to argue”) and 護 (“to protect”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˨ʔ ho˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩ʔ how˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˨ how˨˩˨]

Verb

biện hộ

  1. (law) to plead (for); to defend
    Synonym: bào chữa

Noun

biện hộ

  1. (law) a plea; defense
    Một biện hộ cho lẽ thường ― A Defense of Common Sense (an essay)
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