khai

See also: khái

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of khai – see 開 (“to open; to unlatch; to unfasten; to start; to turn on; to switch on; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 開).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“open”).

Verb

khai • (开, 開)

1. to declare, to state, to testify
2. (only in compounds) to open
3. (only in compounds) to dredge up

Derived terms

• khai báo
• khai bút
• khai chiến
• khai giảng
• khai hạ
• khai hấn
• khai hoa
• khai hóa, khai hoá (開化)
• khai hoang
• khai hội
• khai huyệt (開穴)
• khai mạc (開幕)
• khai mỏ
• khai phá
• khai quật (開掘)
• khai quốc
• khai sáng
• khai sinh (開生)
• khai thác (開拓)
• khai thông
• khai triển (開展)
• khai trừ
• khai trương (開張)
• khai trường (開場)
• khai tử
• khai vị (開胃)
• tờ khai (“declaration”)
• triển khai (展開)

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

khai

1. having the smell of urine

   Amoniac có mùi khai đặc trưng.

   Ammonia has a characteristic urine-like smell.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khai ngấy

 

Related terms

• thối, tanh