khai chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開戰, composed of 開 (“start”) and 戰 (“war”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

khai chiến

(literary) to start a fight or a war
hai nước bắt đầu khai chiến ― the two countries begin to start the war

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