khai hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開花, composed of 開 (“open”) and 花 (“flower”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai hoa

  1. to bloom
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