khởi chiến

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起 (“to launch”) and 戰 (“war”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb[edit]

khởi chiến

(archaic, rare) to start a war; to initiate an armed conflict

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