khởi chiến
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 起 (“to launch”) and 戰 (“war”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]
Verb
khởi chiến
- (archaic, rare) to start a war; to initiate an armed conflict