khai cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開局, composed of 開 (“to open”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khai cuộc

opening (of a match); beginning; start

See also

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