li khai
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- ly khai
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 離開.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
Verb
li khai
- to leave and establish an independent organization or polity from a part of an already existing organization/polity; to cause a schism
- nhà nước li khai ― a separatist state