「叫」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: giu3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to shout; to yell; to call out
    (Cant.) m4hou2giu3gam3daai6seng1
    (Eng.) Don't shout so loudly!

  • to greet by addressing somebody verbally
    (Cant.) 叫人giu3 jan4
    (Eng.) to greet someone
    (Cant.) aa3zai2giu3suk1suk1laa1
    (Eng.) Son, greet uncle.

  • to request for services; to order; to buy
    (Cant.) giu3ce1
    (Eng.) to call for a car or taxi
    (Cant.) giu3ngoi6maai6
    (Eng.) to order take-away food
    (Cant.) nei5seng4jat6lai4gam1maan1nei5fu6zaak3giu3je5sik6laak3
    (Eng.) Since you often come here, why don't you decide what to order tonight.

  • to ask; to invite
    (Cant.) ngo5giu3keoi5bong1ngo5maai5saam1
    (Eng.) I asked him to help me buy some clothes.
    (Cant.) m4giu3
    (Eng.) I'm not invited!
    (Cant.) sing1kei4luk6giu3maai4aa3man4lei4sik6faan6laa1
    (Eng.) Let's ask Ah Man to come for dinner on Saturday.

  • to call; to address
    (Cant.) nei5giu3ngo5aa3dung1dak1gaa3laa3
    (Eng.) You can call me Ah Tung.
    (Cant.) ngo5giu3aa3laan4
    (Eng.) My name is Ah Lan.
    (Cant.) ai2gwaa1jau6giu3ke2zi2
    (Eng.) Eggplants are also called aubergines.

  • (of an animal) to call; (of an insect or bird) to sing; to chirp
    (Cant.) ceot1min6zek3sim4giu3dak1hou2daai6seng1zing2zau2keoi5laa1
    (Eng.) The cicada outside is buzzing so loudly! Get rid of it!

  • can be considered; can be regarded as
    (Cant.) gam2dou1giu3zing3soeng4
    (Eng.) So you consider this normal?
    (Cant.) keoi5ji4gaa1zou6gan2man4jyun4dou1giu3jau5fan6wan2ding6ge3gung1
    (Eng.) He's now working as an office clerk, which is seen as a pretty stable job.
    (Cant.) dim2sin1giu3jau5sing4ji3
    (Eng.) What would *you* call sincere?

Synonym: Synonym: 叫做
See also: 大嗌 叫喊 叫喚 呼 呼叫 揚聲
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