khởi sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ sɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

khởi sự

  1. to start, to begin
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