mở màn

Vietnamese

Etymology

mở +‎ màn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məː˧˩ maːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məː˧˨ maːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məː˨˩˦ maːŋ˨˩]

Verb

mở màn

1. to raise the curtain (to start a performance)
2. (figurative, colloquial) to begin; to start