khai man

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]

Verb

to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure

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