khai huyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open”) and 穴 (“grave”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ wiək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ wiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

khai huyệt

1. to dig a grave