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Mandarin · pinyin bào gōng

to report a heroic deed
to mention sb in dispatches

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功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
报: bào · report, tell, announce

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4–1 · bao4 gong1

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verb

to report one's achievements to one's supervisor
(literary) to report a heroic deed

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