khởi phát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起發.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khởi phát

1. to start; to begin; to arise