khai vị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開胃.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ vi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

khai vị

1. (of alcohol, food) to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite

   món khai vị ― appetiser