照发 Traditional form: 照發 Pinyin (reading): zhàofā Definitions: approved for distribution to provide (wages etc) as usual (e.g. while an employee is on maternity leave) Characters: 照 - to shine, to reflect, to illuminate 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair Traditional characters: 照 - to shine, to reflect, to illuminate 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair