võ bị
[vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓi˧˨ʔ]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
(adjective) military
Adjective
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Bên cạnh các hàng học sinh trường Nazareth là các cậu trai học sinh trường "Enfant De Troupe"- Trường võ bị của chính phủ Pháp lập ra để đào tạo những thanh thiếu niên lai Pháp bị bỏ rơi hoặc mất cha mẹ, người thân từ 16 đến 20 tuổi.Besides the rows of students from the Nazareth school were the male students of the "Enfant De Troupe" school — a military school the French government had founded to train French youths of mixed blood who had been abandoned or who had lost their parents and relatives, from 16 to 20 years old.
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Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Common questions
What does “võ bị” mean?
(adjective) military
Is “võ bị” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.