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打小報告

简 打小报告 · 繁 打小報告
Mandarin · pinyin dǎ xiǎo bào gào

Meanings

  1. (coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
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Characters in this entry

打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
報
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告
gào · tell, announce, inform; accuse
报
bào · report, tell, announce
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3–3–4–4 · da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 siu2 bou3 gou3

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daa2 siu2 bou3 gou3

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verb

  1. (colloquial) to rat on (someone to one's superiors); to tell on; to tattle

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