报晓 (bào xiǎo) — to herald the dawn (of a rooster announcing daybreak)
Definition
报晓 means a rooster heralding the dawn by crowing at daybreak — used almost exclusively of cock-crow, not a general verb for 'announce'. It is a literary, written-style verb.
verb
to herald the dawn (of a rooster announcing daybreak)
Examples
- 报晓，。Gōng jī bào xiǎo, tiān liàng le.The rooster heralded the dawn; it's light out.
- 。Zhè zhī gōng jī měi tiān zhǔn shí bào yī shēng xiǎo.This rooster crows exactly on time every morning.
- 报晓。Yuǎn chù chuán lái gōng jī bào xiǎo de shēng yīn.From afar comes the sound of a rooster heralding the dawn.
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