khai thác

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開拓.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ tʰaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ tʰaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ tʰaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ tʰaːk̚˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ tʰaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

khai thác

1. to exploit (resources, etc.); to make use of; to harness