khai hoang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開荒, composed of 開 (“to open up”) and 荒 (“wasteland”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai hoang

  1. to open up wasteland
    đi khai hoang ― to go opening up wasteland
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