khơi mào

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khai mào

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

khơi mào

1. to start a conversation
2. to initiate; to cause (a movement, a reaction, etc.)

   khơi mào làn sóng phản đối ― to cause a wave of protest