khởi phát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起發.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khởi phát

  1. to start; to begin; to arise