khai quốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開國.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ wək̚˦˥] ~ [xaːj˧˧ wək̚˦˥]

Verb

khai quốc

1. to found a state, country or kingdom