khải hoàn
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”) and 還 (“return”). Compare Chinese 凱旋 / 凯旋 (kǎixuán, “to return in triumph”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩] ~ [xaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩]
Verb
[edit]- (rare) to return from a victorious battle
- (ca) khúc khải hoàn / khải hoàn ca ― a song celebrating victory
See also
[edit]- khải hoàn môn (“triumphal arch”)