回報

See also: 回报

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge
trad. (回報)		回	報
simp. (回报)		回	报

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huíbào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ bou³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fì-po
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-pò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíbào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéibào
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-pao⁴
    • Yale: hwéi-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweibaw
    • Palladius: хуэйбао (xuejbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ bou³
    • Yale: wùih bou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ bou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ bou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ pou̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì-po
    • Hakka Romanization System: fi^ˇ bo
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fi² bo⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹ po⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-pò
    • Tâi-lô: huê-pò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'poix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² po²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue²⁴⁻²² po⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² po²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ po¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ pɤ²¹/

Verb

回報

1. to report back; to return with a report
2. to reciprocate; to repay; to pay back
3. to take revenge
4. to retaliate; to fight back
5. to be rewarded (for one's efforts)

   付出一定會有回報。 [MSC, trad.]
   付出一定会有回报。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fùchū yīdìng huì yǒu huíbào. [Pinyin]

   You will surely be rewarded if you put in some effort.

Synonyms

• (to report back): 報告／报告 (bàogào)
• (to reciprocate):

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• 報償／报偿 (bàocháng)
• 報恩／报恩 (bào'ēn)
• 報答／报答 (bàodá)
• 補償／补偿 (bǔcháng)
• 補報／补报 (bǔbào)
• 酬勞／酬劳 (chóuláo)
• 酬報／酬报 (chóubào)

 

• (to take revenge):

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• 回敬 (huíjìng)
• 報仇／报仇 (bàochóu)
• 報復／报复 (bàofù)

 

• (to retaliate):

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• 反擊／反击 (fǎnjī)
• 回手 (huíshǒu)
• 回擊／回击 (huíjī)
• 抗擊／抗击 (kàngjī)
• 還手／还手 (huánshǒu)
• 還擊／还击 (huánjī)

 

Derived terms

• 回報率／回报率 (huíbàolǜ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	報
かい Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいほー [kàíhóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iho̞ː]

Noun

回(かい)報(ほう) • (kaihō) ^{←くわいほう (kwaifou)?}

1. a circular, a document passed among people for them to read in turn

   Synonym: 回状 (kaijō)

2. a letter written in response

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN