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報bou3恩jan1

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bou3 jan1bào ēn

English

  1. to pay a debt of gratitude
  2. to repay a kindness
  3. to repay somebody for his kindness; to do something out of gratitude

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 報答幫助過自己,於自己有恩嘅人

Examples

  • 佢為咗報恩,買咗間屋送俾佢。

    He bought her a house out of gratitude.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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