khải hoàn

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”) and 還 (“return”). Compare Chinese 凱旋 / 凯旋 (kǎixuán, “to return in triumph”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩] === Verb === khải hoàn (rare) to return from a victorious battle (ca) khúc khải hoàn / khải hoàn ca ― a song celebrating victory === See also === khải hoàn môn (“triumphal arch”)