vệ đội

Vệ đội đang canh gác trước cổng thành.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Guard corps / Guard unit: A historical term referring to a military unit or corps assigned to guard duties, often for a specific location, person, or institution. It implies an organized group responsible for protection and security.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vệ đội của kinh thành canh gác rất nghiêm ngặt. (The capital's guard corps kept a very strict watch.)
  • Vị tướng được một vệ đội tinh nhuệ bảo vệ. (The general was protected by an elite guard unit.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "vệ đội" is archaic and is primarily encountered in historical texts or discussions about pre-modern Vietnamese military or administrative structures.

Variants and Related Words

• Vệ binh (n): guard, guardsman. A more common term for a guard or guards.

  • Vệ binh hoàng cung đứng gác. (The palace guards are standing watch.)

• Đội vệ (n): guard team. A similar term denoting a team or squad for guard duties.

  • Đội vệ tuần tra quanh làng. (The guard team patrols around the village.)

Synonyms

• Guard unit: A group assigned to protective duties.
• Security detail: A group assigned to protect a person.
• Garrison: Troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

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