khai sinh

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (Southern Vietnam) khai sanh === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open; to report”) and 生 (“to be born”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ sïŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kʰaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kʰaːj˧˧ sɨn˧˧] === Verb === khai sinh to register the birth of a newborn tên khai sinh ― birth name