sơ kì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• sơ kỳ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 初期.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səː˧˧ ki˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ kɪj˦˩] ~ [səː˧˧ kɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ kɪj˨˩] ~ [səː˧˧ kɪj˨˩]

Noun

sơ kì

1. first period; early stage; beginning