叫 (giu3) — be called; known as in Cantonese
giu˗₃叫Mandarin Pinyin: jiao4
Meaning of 叫
nounbe called; known as
nouncry; shout; hail; scream
nouncall; summon
nouncause
Example Sentences with 叫
我唔記得佢叫乜名。
I can't recall his name.
邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
neiˏ₅你dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解mˎ₄唔daaˊ²打dinˍ₆電waaˊ²話beiˊ²畀keoi5,佢，giu˗₃叫keoiˏ₅佢goiˊ²改daiˍ₆第jiˍ₆二jatˍ₆日ne1?呢？
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?
ngoˏ₅我giu˗₃叫siuˊ²小mingˎ₄明。
I am called Siu Ming.
cingˊ²請/問cengˊ²你manˍ₆叫neiˏ₅咩giu˗₃名？
May I know your name?
Words Containing 叫
亂叫lyun6 giu3
to inconsiderately shout
叫好叫座giu3 hou2 giu3 zo6
a blockbuster
阿崩叫狗aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2
A man with hare-lip calls a dog
嗡嗡叫jung1 jung1 giu3
abuzz, buzz, drone
呼叫聲fu1 giu3 seng1
whoop
叫嚷giu3 joeng6
to shout out in disappointment or dissatisfaction | [粵]: 叫, 嗌, 嘈
叫價人giu3 gaa3 jan4
bidder
叫喊giu3 haam3
to cry out; to yell; to shout; an outcry, an exclamation | [粵]: 嗌
尖聲叫喊zim1 sing1 giu3 haam3
尖叫
叫好不叫座giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6
good on paper, but not a blockbuster; a box office flop despite raving reviews
鬼叫...咩gwai2 giu3… me1
who told…to…; who else is to blame for…; whose fault is it now [colloquial]
叫嘢食giu3 je5 sik6
order food
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