khai sinh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
Verb
khai sinh
- to register the birth of a newborn
- tên khai sinh ― birth name