khai

See also: khái

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“open”).

Verb

khai (开, 開)

(only in compounds) to declare, to state, to testify
(only in compounds) to open
(only in compounds) to dredge up

Derived terms

Derived terms

khai báo
khai bút
khai chiến
khai giảng
khai hạ
khai hấn
khai hoa
khai hóa, khai hoá
khai hoang
khai hội
khai huyệt
khai mạc
khai mỏ

khai phá
khai quật
khai quốc
khai sáng
khai sinh
khai thác
khai thông
khai triển
khai trừ
khai trương
khai trường
khai tử
khai vị

Etymology 2

Adjective

khai (phonemic reduplicative khai khai)

having the smell of urine

Related terms

thối, tanh

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