khai hoá

See also: khai hóa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khai hóa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開化 (“to civilise”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ waː˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ waː˦˥]

Verb

khai hoá

1. to civilize