khai man

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to begin”) and 瞞 (“to lie”). Also compare 謾／谩 (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]

Verb

khai man

1. to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure