| 叫 | 581A10 40A.10-2 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄐㄧㄠˋ [jiao4] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) V.i., (of persons, animals, birds) to cry: 叫喚，叫喊，呼叫 to shout, yell, cry; 哭叫 weep and cry; 叫救命 call for help; 大叫三聲 utter shrill cries; 鳥叫 chirp, chirrup, twitter, warble; 雞叫 the crowing of a cock; 狗叫 to bark. (2) V.t., hail, greet, call, address: 叫他老師 call him teacher; 叫聲老伯 greet person as uncle. (3) To summon, send for, order, hire: 叫局 [jiao4jU2], 叫條子 [jiao4tiao2zi0]↓; 叫車 hire a car; 叫菜 to order food. | |||||
| Words | 1. 叫吃 [jiao4chi1], phr., (chess) call to indicate a checkmate. 2. 叫屈 [jiao4qU1], v.i., complain of unfair treatment, discrimination or undeserved punishment. 3. 叫哥哥 [jiao4ge1ge0], n., a singing grasshopper. 4. 叫聒 [jiao4gua1], adj., (of noise) loud and confused. 5. 叫好 [jiao4hao3], v.i., (Peking opera) applaud an actor's acting or singing (“shout ‘bravo!”). 6. 叫號 [jiao4hao4], v.i., to call out the numbers (of waiting cars, winning tickets, etc.). 7. 叫橫 [jiao4heng4], v.i., to use strong words, speak tough language. 8. 叫喚 [jiao4huan0], v.i., to yell, shout, call out. 9. 叫花子 [jiao4hua1zi0], n., a beggar (also wr. 化子). 10. 叫陣 [jiao4zhen4], v.i., to challenge an opponent to a fight. 11. 叫街的 [jiao4jie1de0], n., a beggar roving the streets and crying for pity. 12. 叫局 [jiao4jU2], v.i., formerly, send for a singsong girl to come and wait on table. 13. 叫渴 [jiao4ke3], v.i., be thirsty, to thirst for water. 14. 叫苦 [jiao4ku3], v.i., complain of hard lot, grunt, grumble: 叫苦連天 incessant grumbling (of one's hard lot). 15. 叫驢 [jiao4lU2], n., a male donkey. 16. 叫賣 [jiao4mai4], v.i., to cry goods for sale. 17. 叫囂 [jiao4xiao1], v.i. & adj., raise a hue and cry; clamor, -ous. 18. 叫水 [jiao4shui3], v.i., be thirsty, to thirst for water. 19. 叫條子 [jiao4tiao2zi0], v.i., see [jiao4jU2]↑. 20. 叫子 [jiao4zi0], n., a whistle of wood or brass. 21. 叫做 [jiao4zuo4]1, v.t., (p.p.) called: 孔子叫做至聖先師 Confucius is called the greatest sage and teacher. 22. 叫座 (兒) [jiao4zuo4]2([er0]), v.i., (of actors or actresses) draw capacity audiences, have good box office. 23. 叫字號 [jiao4zi4hao0], phr., (1) (of business firms) winning goodwill through superior quality of goods; (2) (of persons) earning popular respect for one's exemplary conduct. | |||||