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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
報酬 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
報酬 ＝ 報 ＋ 酬
ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ · bàochóu
noun — payment, reward, remuneration for work done

字源 FORM — what the parts do

報to repay; requite (報答)bào
酬to recompense; pay (酬勞)chóuthe wine-jar 酉 once raised to toast a guest in return
報酬，報答的報，酬勞的酬。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

為了回謝（報），主人舉起酒（酉）敬客（酬）。
To give thanks back (報), the host raises the wine-jar (酉) to the guest in return (酬).
字源記憶法
關 · Related
酬勞chóuláopay for labour — the same 酬薪水xīnshuǐa salary — the regular kind of 報酬