khải hoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”) and 還 (“return”). Compare Chinese 凱旋 / 凯旋 (kǎixuán, “to return in triumph”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩] ~ [xaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩]

Verb

khải hoàn

  1. (rare) to return from a victorious battle
    (ca) khúc khải hoàn / khải hoàn ca ― a song celebrating victory

See also

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