khởi sắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起色, composed of 起 and 色.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ sak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ sak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ sak̚˦˥]

Verb

khởi sắc

  1. (literary) to turn over a new leaf
    Nhà mình năm nay kinh doanh khởi sắc cũng phải xoay sở nhọc lắm chứ.
    It's been for our diligence these past years that helped our family's business turn over a new leaf.
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