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

  1. (archaic, rare) to start a war; to initiate an armed conflict
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