khởi hấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起釁 (“to start a dispute”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ hən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ həŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ həŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ həŋ˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ həŋ˦˥]

Verb

khởi hấn

  1. (archaic, rare) to start a war; to cause armed conflict
  2. (archaic, rare) to cause hostilities; to stir up a dispute
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