tuần duyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of tuần (“to patrol”) +‎ duyên hải (“coastal areas”). Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 巡 and 沿.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twən˨˩ zwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twəŋ˦˩ jwiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tuần duyên • (巡沿)

  1. coast guard
    con tàu Tuần duyên Hoa Kỳ ― a United States Coast Guard ship

Synonyms

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