khởi chiến

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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khởi chiến

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