đột khởi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 突起 (“to appear suddenly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ xəːj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ kʰəːj˧˨] ~ [ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ xəːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗok̚˨˩˨ xəːj˨˩˦]

Verb

đột khởi

1. to emerge suddenly; to rise up abruptly; to surge unexpectedly