khánh thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慶成.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xajŋ̟˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩] ~ [xɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰan˦˥ tʰan˨˩] ~ [xan˦˥ tʰan˨˩]

Verb

khánh thành

1. (architecture) to celebrate (a recently finished structure)

   cắt băng khánh thành ― to cut a ribbon to celebrate a newly built structure