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
- to start, to begin