bội thu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 倍 (“to multiply”) and 收 (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩˨ tʰʊw˧˧]

Verb

bội thu

1. (of a crop, somewhat formal) to outnumber that from the last harvest

   Antonym: thất bát

2. (logistics) to gain a rate of intake more than expected

   Antonym: bội chi