khai phá

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開破.

Pronunciation

Verb

khai phá

  1. (of uninhabited or underdeveloped land) to colonize; to cultivate for exploitation
    Dẫu thằng Pháp có tội khai phá thuộc địa nước ta nhưng chính nó cũng đã để lại một nền giáo dục tiên tiến tầm cỡ thế giới cơ mà.
    The French had left our country with one of the world's most advanced education facilities behind despite their blame for the local exploitation.