cải biên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 改編, from Japanese 改編 (kaihen, reorganization).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˩ ʔɓiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ ʔɓiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    cải biên

    1. to arrange (as in a piece of music)