khui

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 開ひらく (SV: khai).

Compare Hui'an Min Nan 開ひらく／开 (khui¹).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰuj˧˧] ~ [xuj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰuj˧˧] ~ [xuj˧˧]

Verb

khui • (啟けい, 開ひらく, 𢴖)

1. to open (something) with tools; to unpack (goods)

   khui sầu riêng ― to open a durian fruit

   khui chai rượu vang ― to open a bottle of wine

2. (figurative) to expose; to broach; to open