khởi binh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 起兵 (“to raise an army”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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khởi binh

  1. (archaic) to raise an army; to train and organize soldiers
  2. (archaic) to dispatch an army; to send troops
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