khởi xướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起唱.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khởi xướng

1. to take the initiative; to take the lead