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giu3
jiao4
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[1] [v] cry; shout; hail; scream [2] [v] be called; known as [3] [v] call; summon [4] [v] cause
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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叫做
giu3 zou6 jiao4 zuo4 = to be called
叫作
giu3 zok3 = to be called 國
叫人
giu3 jan4 = address a person by title or relationship to you
叫好
giu3 hou2 jiao4 hao3 = applaud, cheer
叫聲
giu3 seng1 = sound (made by a live animal)
叫醒
giu3 seng2 jiao4 xing3 = to rouse, waken
呱呱叫
gwaa1 gwaa1 giu3 gua1 gua1 jiao4 = [粵] to complain noisily; [國] excellent; tip-top
尖叫
zim1 giu3 jian1 jiao4 = to shriek
叫喊
giu3 haam3 jiao4 han3 = to cry out; to yell; to shout; an outcry, an exclamation
叫喚
giu3 wun6 jiao4 huan5 = to cry out
叫嚷
giu3 joeng6 jiao4 rang3 = to shout out in disappointment or dissatisfaction
叫價
giu3 gaa3 = quote; asking price
叫價人
giu3 gaa3 jan4 = bidder
號叫
hou4 giu3 hao2 jiao4 = to shout; to howl
慘叫
caam2 giu3 can3 jiao4 = to give a blood-curdling scream or horrible shriek
呼叫
fu1 giu3 hu1 jiao4 = to shout; to yell
呼叫器
fu1 giu3 hei3 hu1 jiao4 qi4 = pager, beeper, BB call
呼叫聲
fu1 giu3 seng1 hu1 jiao4 sheng1 = whoop
叫餸
giu3 sung3 = order some dishes with rice 粵
叫囂
giu3 hiu1 jiao4 xiao1 = hoot
亂叫
lyun6 giu3 luan4 jiao4 = to inconsiderately shout
叫嘢食
giu3 je5 sik6 = order food 粵
叫姑娘
giu3 gu1 noeng4 = to visit prostitutes
叫床
giu3 cong4 jiao4 chuang2 = sounds of ecstasy made during sex
驢叫
leoi4 giu3 = heehaw, the braying sound made by a donkey
狗叫聲
gau2 giu3 seng1 = dog barking sound
嗡嗡叫
jung1 jung1 giu3 weng3 weng3 jiao4 = abuzz, buzz, drone
阿崩叫狗
aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2 = to not listen to others, to go one's way 粵
叫起手
giu3 hei2 sau2 jiao4 qi3 shou3 = when needed 粵
尖聲叫喊
zim1 sing1 giu3 haam3 jian1 sheng1 jiao4 han3 = to shriek
叫好不叫座
giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6 jiao4 hao3 bu4 jiao4 zuo4 = good on paper, but not a blockbuster
叫好叫座
giu3 hou2 giu3 zo6 jiao4 hao3 jiao4 zuo4 = a blockbuster
叫罵
giu3 maa6 jiao4 ma4 = shout curses
叫X扉
giu3 X fei1 jiao4 X fei1 = (mahjong) waiting for X tiles to win
叫對碰
giu3 deoi3 pung3 jiao4 dui4 peng4 = (mahjong) waiting to complete one of two triplets to win
叫牌
giu3 paai4*2 jiao4 pai2 = (mahjong) waiting to win
叫和
giu3 wu4*2 jiao4 hu2 = (mahjong) waiting to win
吠叫
fai6 giu3 fei4 jiao4 = to bark
叫天不應叫地不聞
giu3 tin1 bat1 jing3 giu1 dei6 bat1 man4 = nowhere to turn for help
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你點解唔打電話畀佢,叫佢改第二日呢? 粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?
我叫小明。
I am called Siu Ming.
[The alternative is 'I am Siu Ming' which is, in Cantonese, '我係小明。 ngo5 hai6 siu2 ming4']
以後我點叫你哋呀? 粵
How can I order from your [restaurant] in the future?
[Lit. Afterwards I how order you-guys?]
有時淨係叫坦克 粵
Sometimes it's shortened to "tank".
[Lit. Have-times only call "tank". [坦克 is short for 坦克車.]]
天文學上叫佢做月球 粵
In astronomy, it's called "月球" (i.e. the moon).
[上 here means "in the field of".]
有個叫平仔嘅學生起身 粵
A student called Ping stood up.
[Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up]
因為唔知底細,所以暫時叫佢紅鬼 粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost.
("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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