bảo toàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保全.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ twaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ twaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩]

Verb

bảo toàn

1. to preserve; to keep intact

   bảo toàn mạng sống ― to keep oneself alive in front of threat