khởi nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起業, composed of (to initiate) and (career).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ŋip̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Verb

khởi nghiệp

  1. to start up a career

Noun

khởi nghiệp

  1. startup company