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報效

報效

See also: 报效

Chinese

		to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge	effect; efficacy; imitate
trad. (報效)		報	效
simp. (报效)		报	效

Verb

報效

(literary) to render service (to one's motherland), to repay kindness (of the emperor), to affirm loyalty (to one's country)

Etymology

From 報／报 (bào, “to inform; to reply; to recompense, to requite”) + 效 (xiào, “to imitate; to serve”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàoxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bàoxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    報效／报效
    爆笑