khai cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開局, composed of 開 (“to open”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khai cuộc

  1. opening (of a match); beginning; start

See also

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