khởi binh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 起兵 (“to raise an army”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
Verb
khởi binh
- (archaic) to raise an army; to train and organize soldiers
- (archaic) to dispatch an army; to send troops