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Jyutping haam4 waan4
Pinyin xián huán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively, literary
    to repay a debt (of kindness etc.)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    朕当结草衔环,报酬师父恩也。
    朕當結草銜環,報酬師父恩也。
    zhèn dāng jié cǎo xián huán , bào chóu shī fù ēn yě .
    • I must repay this debt of kindness, in order to show my gratitude to you.