khởi chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起 (“to launch”) and 戰 (“war”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

khởi chiến

1. (archaic, rare) to start a war; to initiate an armed conflict