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
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