đột khởi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 突起 (to appear suddenly).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ xəːj˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ kʰəːj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦]

    Verb

    đột khởi

    1. to emerge suddenly; to rise up abruptly; to surge unexpectedly