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