khơi gợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

khơi +‎ gợi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˧ ɣəːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˧ ɣəːj˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəːj˧˧ ɣəːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˧ ɣəːj˨˩˨] ~ [xəːj˧˧ ɣəːj˨˩˨]

Verb

khơi gợi

  1. to draw forth, to awaken something that lay dormant, to tap some potential