舉 (geoi2) — praise in Cantonese
geoiˊ²舉简 举
Mandarin Pinyin: ju3
Meaning of 舉
nounpraise
nounmanner; deportment
nounraise; lift
nounrecommend; commend
Example Sentences with 舉
geoiˊ²舉go˗₃個laiˍ₆例
Give an example.
neiˏ₅你diˉ¹啲geoiˊ²舉dungˍ₆動houˊ²好keiˎ₄奇gwaai3.怪。
Your actions are very strange.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅geoiˊ²舉dung6.動。
Watch out for his actions.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個geoiˊ²舉dungˍ₆動mˎ₄唔dak1.得。
This action is not okay.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅geoiˊ²舉dungˍ₆動houˊ²好gwaai3.怪。
His actions are weird.
Words Containing 舉
舉國geoi2 gwok3
the whole country [Syn]全國
舉重geoi2 cung5
(the sport of) weightlifting
舉手geoi2 sau2
to raise one's hand(s); "Hands up!" as a command
舉旗不定geoi2 kei4 bat1 ding6
hesitate about (or over) what move to make; be unable to make up one's mind; vacillate
直接選舉zik6 zip3 syun2 geoi2
direct election
選舉法庭syun2 geoi2 faat3 ting4
election court
舉步維艱geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1
have great difficulty to walk
薦舉zin3 geoi2
recommend; propose sb. for a position or office
舉目無親geoi2 muk6 mou4 can1
be a stranger in a foreign land; be without friends or family; have nobody to turn to
舉起geoi2 hei2
heave, raise up, uphold
舉世無雙geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1
matchless; peerless; unrivalled
一舉成名jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4
become famous overnight; achieve instant fame
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