khai sáng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開創, composed of 開 (“start, open”) and 創 (“start, expand, broaden”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ saːŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ saːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ saːŋ˦˥]

Verb

khai sáng

  1. (archaic) to establish a great career or heritage
    Lý Công Uẩn là người khai sáng cơ nghiệp nhà Lý ― Lý Công Uẩn is the one who established the heritage of the Lý dynansty
  2. to open one's mind, to enlighten
    phong trào khai sáng ― the Enlightenment
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