khai giảng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開講, composed of (to open) and (teaching).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ zaːŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ jaːŋ˧˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ jaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

khai giảng

  1. (education) to start a schoolyear, semester or course