khai quật

See also: khái quát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開掘.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai quật

1. to exhume; to excavate