khai cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開局, composed of 開 (“to open”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khai cuộc

1. opening (of a match); beginning; start

See also

• tàn cuộc
• trung cuộc