khởi sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 起事 (“to start, to begin”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [kʰəːj˧˨ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [kʰəːj˨˩˦ sɨ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    khởi sự

    1. to start; to begin
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