khai mạc
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 開幕 (“to open the curtains; to open an event”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːk̚˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- to ceremonially open an event
- Synonym: bế mạc