khai thông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開通.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai thông

  1. to make free from obstruction
    khai thông cống rãnh ― to pave a way for discarding sewage
  2. (dated) to enrich; to enlighten
    khai thông dân trí ― academic advancement
  3. to make ways to a mining site
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