khai man
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to begin”) and 瞞 (“to lie”). Also compare 謾／谩 (“to deceive”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
Verb edit
- to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure