khai chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 開戰, composed of 開 (“start”) and 戰 (“war”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    khai chiến

    1. (literary) to start a fight or a war
      hai nước bắt đầu khai chiến ― the two countries begin to start the war
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