khánh thành

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 慶成. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xajŋ̟˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰan˦˥ tʰan˨˩] === Verb === khánh thành (ambitransitive) to inaugurate (to introduce a building, monument, fountain, etc. into public use by formal ceremony) Synonym: (for buildings) khai trương cắt băng khánh thành ― to cut a ribbon to inaugurate