khai sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) khai sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

khai sinh

  1. to register the birth of a newborn
    tên khai sinh ― birth name
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