報憂

Chinese

		to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	worried
trad. (報憂)		報	憂
simp. (报忧)		报	忧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàoyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàoyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàoyou
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-yu¹
    • Yale: bàu-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawiou
    • Palladius: баою (baoju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou³ jau¹
    • Yale: bou yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou³ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

報⫽憂 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to report unpleasant or disappointing news

Derived terms

• 報喜不報憂／报喜不报忧 (bàoxǐ bù bàoyōu)

 

See also

• 報憂／报忧 (bàoyōu)