「叫」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: giu3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to shout; to yell; to call out
    (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2叫giu3咁gam3大daai6聲seng1!
    (Eng.) Don't shout so loudly!

  • to greet by addressing somebody verbally
    (Cant.) 叫人giu3 jan4
    (Eng.) to greet someone
    (Cant.) 阿aa3仔zai2,叫giu3叔suk1叔suk1喇laa1!
    (Eng.) Son, greet uncle.

  • to request for services; to order; to buy
    (Cant.) 叫giu3車ce1
    (Eng.) to call for a car or taxi
    (Cant.) 叫giu3外ngoi6賣maai6
    (Eng.) to order take-away food
    (Cant.) 你nei5成seng4日jat6嚟lai4,今gam1晚maan1你nei5負fu6責zaak3叫giu3嘢je5食sik6嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) Since you often come here, why don't you decide what to order tonight.

  • to ask; to invite
    (Cant.) 我ngo5叫giu3佢keoi5幫bong1我ngo5買maai5衫saam1。
    (Eng.) I asked him to help me buy some clothes.
    (Cant.) 唔m4叫giu3!
    (Eng.) I'm not invited!
    (Cant.) 星sing1期kei4六luk6叫giu3埋maai4阿aa3文man4嚟lei4食sik6飯faan6啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Let's ask Ah Man to come for dinner on Saturday.

  • to call; to address
    (Cant.) 你nei5叫giu3我ngo5阿aa3東dung1得dak1㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) You can call me Ah Tung.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5叫giu3阿aa3蘭laan4。
    (Eng.) My name is Ah Lan.
    (Cant.) 矮ai2瓜gwaa1又jau6叫giu3茄ke2子zi2。
    (Eng.) Eggplants are also called aubergines.

  • (of an animal) to call; (of an insect or bird) to sing; to chirp
    (Cant.) 出ceot1面min6隻zek3蟬sim4叫giu3得dak1好hou2大daai6聲seng1,整zing2走zau2佢keoi5啦laa1!
    (Eng.) The cicada outside is buzzing so loudly! Get rid of it!

  • can be considered; can be regarded as
    (Cant.) 噉gam2都dou1叫giu3正zing3常soeng4?
    (Eng.) So you consider this normal?
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5而ji4家gaa1做zou6緊gan2文man4員jyun4,都dou1叫giu3有jau5份fan6穩wan2定ding6嘅ge3工gung1。
    (Eng.) He's now working as an office clerk, which is seen as a pretty stable job.
    (Cant.) 點dim2先sin1叫giu3有jau5誠sing4意ji3?
    (Eng.) What does it take to count as being sincere?

Synonym: Synonym: 叫做 嗌 點
See also: 大叫 呼叫 叫喊 er 呼 大嗌 嗌 唱票 揚聲
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