khai sinh

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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khai sinh

  1. to register the birth of a newborn
    tên khai sinh ― birth name
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