khởi hành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起行, composed of 起 (“to start”) and 行 (“to go”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khởi hành

1. to depart, to leave, to set off