khởi chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (to launch) and (war).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    khởi chiến

    1. (archaic, rare) to start a war; to initiate an armed conflict