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khởi hấn

Pronunciation Northern /xə̰ːj˧˩˧ hən˧˥/ Central /kʰəːj˧˩˨ hə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /kʰəːj˨˩˦ həŋ˧˥/
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instigate war
Verb
instigate war
2 senses 1 Components
Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1 Verb
instigate war Core ActionsTheme

To take the initial action that leads to the beginning of a war or armed conflict.

vi Hành động này bị coi là khởi hấn giữa hai quốc gia.

en This action was considered to be instigating war between the two nations.

Sense 2 Verb
provoke hostilities

To provoke feelings of anger or to cause a dispute or hostile situation between different parties.

vi Lời nói khiếm nhã có thể khởi hấn những cuộc tranh cãi.

en Rude words can provoke arguments.

Parts
khởi / 起釁
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
起釁
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
gây hấn / thị hấn / khai hấn / khiêu hấn
Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công
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