khai bút

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“start, open”) and 笔 (“pen”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ ʔɓut̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

to use a pen of any kinds to write or draw at the start of a year, according to tradition
Khai bút đầu năm. ― To khai bút at the start of a new year.

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