bồi

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 培 (“to bank up; foster; bury”).

bồi

1. to reinforce; to strengthen (especially by pasting on additional layers)
2. to accrete; to accumulate (especially soil)

Sino-Vietnamese word from 賠 (“to compensate”).

bồi

1. (only in compounds) to compensate; to reimburse

Probably from French boy (“male servant”), from English boy (“male servant”).

bồi

1. waiter
2. (card games) jack

Playing cards in Vietnamese · bài tây (layout · text)
át, xì	heo, hai	ba	bốn	năm	sáu	bảy
tám	chín	mười	bồi	đầm	già	phăng teo