(pos:動詞)(sim:叫做)(sim:嗌)(sim:點)
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yue:好大聲咁講嘢,通常係一啲短句
eng:to shout; to yell; to call out
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yue:唔好叫咁大聲! (m4 hou2 giu3 gam3 daai6 seng1!)
eng:Don't shout so loudly!
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<explanation>
yue:向對方打招呼
eng:to greet by addressing somebody verbally
<eg>
yue:#叫人 (giu3 jan4)
eng:to greet someone
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yue:阿仔,叫叔叔喇! (aa3 zai2, giu3 suk1 suk1 laa1!)
eng:Son, greet uncle.
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<explanation>
yue:要求對方賣一啲嘢,或者提供一啲服務
eng:to request for services; to order; to buy
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yue:叫車 (giu3 ce1)
eng:to call for a car or taxi
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yue:叫外賣 (giu3 ngoi6 maai6)
eng:to order take-away food
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yue:你成日嚟,今晚你負責叫嘢食嘞。 (nei5 seng4 jat6 lai4, gam1 maan1 nei5 fu6 zaak3 giu3 je5 sik6 laak3.)
eng:Since you often come here, why don't you decide what to order tonight.
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<explanation>
yue:要求、請求、邀請對方做一啲嘢
eng:to ask; to invite
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yue:我叫佢幫我買衫。 (ngo5 giu3 keoi5 bong1 ngo5 maai5 saam1.)
eng:I asked him to help me buy some clothes.
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yue:唔叫! (m4 giu3!)
eng:I'm not invited!
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yue:星期六叫埋阿文嚟食飯啦。 (sing1 kei4 luk6 giu3 maai4 aa3 man4 lei4 sik6 faan6 laa1)
eng:Let's ask Ah Man to come for dinner on Saturday.
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<explanation>
yue:#稱呼
eng:to call; to address
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yue:你叫我阿東得㗎喇。 (nei5 giu3 ngo5 aa3 dung1 dak1 gaa3 laa3.)
eng:You can call me Ah Tung.
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yue:我叫阿蘭。 (ngo5 giu3 aa3 laan4.)
eng:My name is Ah Lan.
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yue:矮瓜又叫茄子。 (ai2 gwaa1 jau6 giu3 ke2 zi2.)
eng:Eggplants are also called aubergines.
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<explanation>
yue:動物發出嘅聲音
eng:(of an animal) to call; (of an insect or bird) to sing; to chirp
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yue:出面隻蟬叫得好大聲,整走佢啦! (ceot1 min6 zek3 sim4 giu3 dak1 hou2 daai6 seng1, zing2 zau2 keoi5 laa1!)
eng:The cicada outside is buzzing so loudly! Get rid of it!
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<explanation>
yue:可以當成;#算
eng:can be considered; can be regarded as
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yue:噉都叫正常? (gam2 dou1 giu3 zing3 soeng4)
eng:So you consider this normal?
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yue:佢而家做緊文員,都叫有份穩定嘅工。 (keoi5 ji4 gaa1 zou6 gan2 man4 jyun4, dou1 giu3 jau5 fan6 wan2 ding6 ge3 gung1)
eng:He's now working as an office clerk, which is seen as a pretty stable job.
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yue:點先叫有誠意? (dim2 sin1 giu3 jau5 sing4 ji3)
eng:What would *you* call sincere?