bổ khuyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 補缺.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˩ xwiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˧˨ kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓow˧˨ xwiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓow˨˩˦ xwiək̚˦˥]

Verb

bổ khuyết

1. to complement
2. to compensate
3. to substitute