khai huyệt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (to open) and (grave).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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khai huyệt

  1. to dig a grave