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