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

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