khai huyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open”) and 穴 (“grave”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ wiək̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    khai huyệt

    1. to dig a grave
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