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銜
環
[
衔
环
]
Jyutping
haam4 waan4
Pinyin
xián huán
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, figuratively, literary
to repay a debt (of kindness etc.)
Examples (Wiktionary)
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.