đền bù

See also: denbu

Vietnamese

Etymology

đền (“to pay for damage or loss”) +‎ bù (“to complement”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗen˨˩ ʔɓu˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗen˦˩ ʔɓʊw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːn˨˩ ʔɓʊw˨˩]

Verb

đền bù

  1. to compensate; recoup
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