khởi sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起事 (to start, to begin).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khởi sự

  1. to start; to begin