khai tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開心, composed of 開 (“to open; to enlighten”) and 心 (“heart; mind”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai tâm

  1. to begin teaching the alphabet (to children)
  2. (literary) to initiate; to enlighten

Synonyms

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