li khai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離開.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]

Verb

li khai

  1. to leave and establish an independent organization or polity from a part of an already existing organization/polity; to cause a schism
    nhà nước li khai ― a separatist state
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