khai sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam) khai sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

khai sinh

1. to register the birth of a newborn

   tên khai sinh ― birth name