khai vị

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開胃.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ vi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]

Verb[edit]

(of alcohol, food) to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite
món khai vị ― appetiser

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