khai bút

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“start, open”) and 笔 (“pen”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ ʔɓut̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥]

    Verb

    khai bút

    1. to use a pen of any kinds to write or draw at the start of a year, according to tradition
      Khai bút đầu năm. ― To khai bút at the start of a new year.
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