khởi sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起事 (“to start, to begin”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khởi sự

1. to start; to begin