khai sinh
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Southern Vietnam) khai sanh
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]