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口播

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu bō

(broadcasting) to speak to the audience
to advertise a product by speaking directly to the audience
endorsement (by a celebrity for a product, delivered orally)

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
播: bō · sow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject

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3–1 · kou3 bo1

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