khởi hấn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 起釁 (“to start a dispute”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ hən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ həŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ həŋ˦˥]
Verb
khởi hấn
- (archaic, rare) to start a war; to cause armed conflict
- (archaic, rare) to cause hostilities; to stir up a dispute