Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開始 (“to start, to begin”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ s̪ɨ̞̠˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʂɨ̞̠ɰ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [xəːj˨˦ ʂɨ̞̠ɰ˨ˀ˧ʔ]