报晓 (bào xiǎo) — to herald the dawn (of a rooster announcing daybreak)

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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