khởi binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起兵 (“to raise an army”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Verb

khởi binh

1. (archaic) to raise an army; to train and organize soldiers
2. (archaic) to dispatch an army; to send troops