kỳ thủy 
at the beginning [ kỳ ] : (1) term, period, session; issue, number (of a periodical); (2) strange, odd, eccentric; (3) until; (4) chess; (5) flag; (6) to request, hope for; (7) to rub
[ thủy ] : water
Most Common Compounds Set 1:
Most Common Compounds Set 2 :
thoạt kỳ thủy at the beginning, at first