khai tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開心, composed of 開 (“to open; to enlighten”) and 心 (“heart; mind”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ təm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ təm˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ təm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ təm˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ təm˧˧]

Verb

khai tâm

1. to begin teaching the alphabet (to children)
2. (literary) to initiate; to enlighten

Synonyms

• vỡ lòng