報仇

See also: 报仇

Chinese

		to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	surname; match; mate surname; match; mate; hatred; animosity; enmity; a rival; an enemy; feud
trad. (報仇)		報	仇
simp. (报仇)		报	仇
alternative forms		報讎 archaic

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàochóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bou³ sau⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): bau¹ siu³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): po-sù
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pò-siû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bo³ ciu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàochóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàochóu
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-chʻou²
    • Yale: bàu-chóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawchour
    • Palladius: баочоу (baočou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 報仇／报仇 報讎／报雠 報酬／报酬

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou³ sau⁴
    • Yale: bou sàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ sau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou³ seo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ sɐu̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: bau¹ siu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau³³ siu²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: po-sù
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo su^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo⁴ su²
    • Sinological IPA: /po⁵⁵ su¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-siû
    • Tâi-lô: pò-siû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poirsiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po²¹⁻⁵³ siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po²¹⁻⁵³ siu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po¹¹⁻⁵³ siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bo³ ciu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pò tshiû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: pawH gjuw

Rime
Character	報	仇
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	博耗切	巨鳩切
Baxter	pawH	gjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɑuH/	/ɡɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/pɑuH/	/ɡiu/
Shao Rongfen	/pɑuH/	/ɡiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pawH/	/guw/
Li Rong	/pɑuH/	/ɡiu/
Wang Li	/pɑuH/	/ɡĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/pɑuH/	/gi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bào	qiú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bou3	kau4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤuk-s  [ɡ](r)u/

  (Zhengzhang): /*puːɡs  ɡu/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	報	仇
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bào	qiú
Middle Chinese	‹ pawH ›	‹ gjuw ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁuk-s/	/*[ɡ](r)u/
English	repay	mate (*n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	報	仇
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	329	6944
Phonetic component	報	九
Rime group	奧	幽
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	報	𧚍
Old Chinese	/*puːɡs/	/*ɡu/

Verb

報⫽仇 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to revenge; to avenge

   • 必報讎，寧事戎狄。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     必报雠，宁事戎狄。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Bì bàochóu, níng shì róngdí. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 今智伯知我，我必爲報讎而死。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     今智伯知我，我必为报雠而死。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Jīn Zhì bó zhī wǒ, wǒ bì wèi bàochóu ér sǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 太原、上黨又多晉公族子孫，以詐力相傾，矜夸功名，報仇過直，嫁取送死奢靡。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     太原、上党又多晋公族子孙，以诈力相倾，矜夸功名，报仇过直，嫁取送死奢靡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Tàiyuán, Shàngdǎng yòu duō Jìn gōngzú zǐsūn, yǐ zhàlì xiàngqīng, jīnkuā gōngmíng, bàochóu guòzhí, jiàqǔ sòngsǐ shēmǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

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• 回報／回报 (huíbào)
• 回敬 (huíjìng)
• 報復／报复 (bàofù)

 

Derived terms

• 借交報仇／借交报仇
• 借客報仇／借客报仇
• 君子報仇，十年不晚／君子报仇，十年不晚 (jūnzǐ bàochóu, shí nián bù wǎn)
• 報仇雪恥／报仇雪耻 (bàochóuxuěchǐ)
• 報仇雪恨／报仇雪恨 (bàochóu xuěhèn)
• 有冤報冤，有仇報仇／有冤报冤，有仇报仇