一報還一報

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge
trad. (一報還一報)		一	報	還	一	報
simp. (一报还一报)		一	报	还	一	报

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī bào huán yī bào

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧ ㄅㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bou³ waan⁴ jat¹ bou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bào huán yī bào
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bào huán yi bào
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ pao⁴ huan² i¹ pao⁴
    • Yale: yī bàu hwán yī bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i baw hwan i baw
    • Palladius: и бао хуань и бао (i bao xuanʹ i bao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ i⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bou³ waan⁴ jat¹ bou³
    • Yale: yāt bou wàahn yāt bou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bou³ waan⁴ jat⁷ bou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bou³ wan⁴ yed¹ bou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³ waːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³/

Idiom

一報還一報

1. to take an eye for an eye