khai vị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開胃.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ vi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

khai vị

  1. (of alcohol, food) to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite
    món khai vị ― appetiser
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