khai

See also: khái and khải

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of khai – see 開 (“to open; to unlatch; to unfasten; to start; to turn on; to switch on; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 開).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“open”).

    Verb

    khai • (开, 開)

    1. to declare, to state, to testify
    2. (only in compounds) to open
    3. (only in compounds) to dredge up
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    khai

    1. having the smell of urine
      Amoniac có mùi khai đặc trưng.
      Ammonia has a characteristic urine-like smell.
    Derived terms
    • khai ngấy
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