Definition

1. Verb:

   • To maintain security and public order: The primary meaning of "bảo an" is the act of keeping a place safe, peaceful, and orderly, often referring to the duties of a security force or government.
   • To ensure safety: It can also mean to guarantee the security and well-being of people or a region.

2. Noun:

   • Provincial or district guards: A historical term for local militia or security forces organized at the provincial or district level.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Nhiệm vụ của cảnh sát là bảo an trật tự xã hội. (The police's duty is to maintain public order and security.)
  • Chính quyền nỗ lực bảo an cho khu vực biên giới. (The authorities strive to ensure security for the border area.)

• Noun:

  • Lực lượng bảo an địa phương đã được huy động. (The local provincial guards were mobilized.)
  • Ông nội tôi từng phục vụ trong đội bảo an. (My grandfather once served in the district guards.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hội đồng Bảo an Liên hợp quốc": This is a proper noun translating to "United Nations Security Council." Here, "bảo an" specifically denotes "security" in an international, political, and peacekeeping context.
  • Hội đồng Bảo an sẽ họp vào tuần tới. (The Security Council will meet next week.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bảo vệ (v/n): to protect; a guard/protector. This is a more general and common term for protection.
• An ninh (n): security, safety (often used in compounds like "an ninh trật tự" - security and order).
• Trật tự (n): order, discipline.

Synonyms

• Maintain order: To keep a state of peace and lawfulness.
• Ensure security: To make certain of safety and protection.
• Guard (as a noun): A person who protects or watches over something.

Related Terms

• An toàn: Safety (often physical, like personal safety).
• Cảnh sát: Police.
• Dân quân: Militia.

verb

1. To maintain law and order, to ensure security
   • hội đồng bảo an Liên hợp quốc
     The UN security council

noun

1. Provincial guards, district guards