Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開幕 (“open eg. a conference”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːʔk̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːʔk̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˥ maːʔk̚˨ˀ˧ʔ]