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˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Verb

bồi hoàn

to reimburse; to compensate; to refund; to return property

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