khai man

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to begin”) and 瞞 (“to lie”). Also compare 謾／谩 (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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khai man

  1. to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure
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