khởi hấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起釁 (“to start a dispute”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ hən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ həŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ həŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ həŋ˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ həŋ˦˥]

Verb

khởi hấn

1. (archaic, rare) to start a war; to cause armed conflict
2. (archaic, rare) to cause hostilities; to stir up a dispute