khởi binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起兵 (“to raise an army”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Verb

khởi binh

  1. (archaic) to raise an army; to train and organize soldiers
  2. (archaic) to dispatch an army; to send troops
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