khai hoá

See also: khai hóa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開化 (to civilise).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ waː˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ waː˦˥]

Verb

khai hoá

  1. to civilize