khai hoang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開荒, composed of 開 (“to open up”) and 荒 (“wasteland”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai hoang

1. to open up wasteland

   đi khai hoang ― to go opening up wasteland