Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Guard (provincial or district): A member of a local security or militia force, historically responsible for maintaining peace and order in a specific province or district.
   • (Archaic) Militia; militiaman; peacekeeper: Refers to a non-professional or auxiliary soldier or guard tasked with local defense and policing duties.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người lính đó là một bảo an binh của tỉnh. (That soldier is a provincial guard.)
  • Bảo an binh có nhiệm vụ tuần tra và giữ gìn trật tự trong làng. (The local militia has the duty to patrol and maintain order in the village.)

Advanced Usage

• The term bảo an binh is primarily historical. It refers to security forces in Vietnam before the mid-20th century, organized at the provincial or district level.
• It can be used in historical narratives or discussions about past administrative and security structures.

Variants and Related Words

• Lính bảo an: A variant term with the same meaning (security soldier).
• Dân quân: (Modern term) Militia; refers to local, part-time forces, often in a rural context.
• Công an: Police; the modern, professional civil police force.
• Vệ binh: Guard(s); a more general term for guards or guardians.

Synonyms

• Lính canh: Guard, sentry.
• Lính tuần tra: Patrolman.
• Nhân viên an ninh địa phương: Local security personnel.

Related Phrases

• Đội bảo an: The security/militia unit or squad.
• Lực lượng bảo an: The security/militia force.

Related Idioms

• : To maintain peace and security. (This phrase uses "bảo an" but is not specific to "bảo an binh").

noun

1. Guard (provincial or district)