khởi sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起事 (“to start, to begin”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ sɨ˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˩ʔ ʂɨ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

khởi sự

to start, to begin

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