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報曉

简报晓 · 繁報曉

Mandarin · pinyin bào xiǎo

to herald the break of day

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报: bào · report, tell, announce
晓: xiǎo · dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit

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4–3 · bao4 xiao3

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bou3 hiu2

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verb

(of a cock, bell, etc.) to herald the break of day; to be a harbinger of dawn

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