khởi sự

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起事 (to start, to begin).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

khởi sự

  1. to start; to begin