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哀告宾服

āi gào bīn fúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom) / to submit
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

哀告賓服 哀告宾服 [ai1 gao4 bin1 fu2] /to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit/

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Other forms in these source records: 哀告賓服

  • 哀
    āi

    (bound form) sorrow / grief / pity / (bound form) to grieve for / to pity / to lament / to condole

    Āi

    Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]

  • 告
    gào

    (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue

  • 宾
    bīn

    visitor / guest / object (in grammar)

  • 服
    fú

    clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes

    fù

    classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fú]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.