li khai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ly khai

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離開.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]

Verb

li khai

1. to leave and establish an independent organization or polity from a part of an already existing organization/polity; to cause a schism

   nhà nước li khai ― a separatist state