khai

See also: khái

Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of khai – see 開 (“to open; to unlatch; to unfasten; to start; to turn on; to switch on; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 開).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“open”).

Verb

khai • (开, 開)

  1. to declare, to state, to testify
  2. (only in compounds) to open
  3. (only in compounds) to dredge up
Derived terms

Adjective

khai

  1. having the smell of urine
    Amoniac có mùi khai đặc trưng.
    Ammonia has a characteristic urine-like smell.
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • khai ngấy
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