khai sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Southern Vietnam) khai sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

to register the birth of a newborn
tên khai sinh ― birth name

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