khai hoang

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 開荒, composed of 開 (“to open up”) and 荒 (“wasteland”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ waːŋ˧˧] === Verb === khai hoang to open up wasteland đi khai hoang ― to go opening up wasteland