bồi hoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 賠 (“to compensate”) and 還 (“to return”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩ hwaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoj˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Verb

bồi hoàn

  1. to reimburse; to compensate; to refund; to return property
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