li khai
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 離開.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [lɪj˧˧ xaːj˧˧]
Verb
[edit]- 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