khai hoang

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 開荒, composed of 開 (“to open up”) and 荒 (“wasteland”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ waːŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    khai hoang

    1. to open up wasteland
      đi khai hoang ― to go opening up wasteland
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