khải hoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”) and 還 (“return”). Compare Chinese 凱旋 / 凯旋 (kǎixuán, “to return in triumph”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    khải hoàn

    1. (rare) to return from a victorious battle
      (ca) khúc khải hoàn / khải hoàn ca ― a song celebrating victory

    See also

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