li khai
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 離開.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
Verb[edit]
- to leave and establish an independent organization or polity from a part of an already existing organization/polity; to cause a schism
- nhà nước li khai ― a separatist state