khai hoang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開荒, composed of 開 (“to open up”) and 荒 (“wasteland”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ waːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ waːŋ˧˧]

Verb

to open up wasteland
đi khai hoang ― to go opening up wasteland

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