| 告 | 26A35 10.40 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄍㄠˋ [gao4] (*ㄍㄨˋ [gu4] ). | ||
| N. | A declaration, announcement: 文告 statement by ruler or superior; 通告 public notice; 廣告 advertisement; 告白 [gao4bai2]↓. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) Tell, inform, announce: (LL) 告我, (vern.) 告訴我 tell me; 報告 v.i. & n., (to, a) report to a superior; 告密 give secret information against s.o., see 告密 [gao4mi4]↓. (2) Oft. used in the sense of “be”or “reported to be”in certain phrr.: 告罄 be exhausted: 存貨告罄 all our stock has been exhausted; 告乏 be tired or exhausted; 告捷 [gao4jie2]2↓; 告終，告成，告竣 be completed, see [gao4zhong1], [gao4cheng2], [gao4jUn4]↓. (3) Sue, accuse: 告訴 [gao4su4]↓; 告發 [gao4fa1]↓; 告他一狀 file a suit against him; 原告 the plaintiff; 被告 the defendant. (4) Ask for: 告老 [gao4lao3]↓; 告假 [gao4jia4]↓; 告退 [gao4tui4]↓; 告病 ask for sick leave, be sick; 告貸 [gao4dai4]↓; 告幫 [gao4bang1]↓; 告饒 ask for pardon; 自告奮勇 offer one's free services. (5) (*[gu4]) In 忠告 tell a.o. honestly what one thinks (also [gao4]); 告朔 (AC) ancient sacrifice at ancestral temple. | |||||
| Words | 1. 告白 [gao4bai2], n., a public notice. 2. 告幫 [gao4bang1], v.i., ask for financial assistance. 3. 告窆 [gao4bian3], n., an obituary notice. 4. 告便（兒） [gao4bian4] ([gao4biaher0]), v.i., (1) bid bood-bye to friends for a short leave of absence; (2) go to the toilet. 5. 告別 [gao4bie2], v.i., take leave. 6. 告稟 [gao4bing3], v.i., to file a petition, to request from superior. 7. 告成 [gao4cheng2], v.t., announce the completion of s.t. important: 大功告成 the great task has been (reported) completed. 8. 告貸 [gao4dai4], v.i., make a request for a loan, borrow money: 告貸無門 nowhere to borrow money. 9. 告發 [gao4fa1], v.t., formally inform court of a crime committed, lodge complaint. 10. 告假 [gao4jia4], v.i., ask for leave of absence. 11. 告誡 [gao4jie4], v.t., warn, enjoin, admonish. 12. 告訐 [gao4jie2]1, v.i., inform against s.o. 13. 告捷 [gao4jie2]2, v.i. & t., announce victory, be victorious. 14. 告警 [gao4jing3], v.i., to sound an alarm, give report of danger. 15. 告急 [gao4ji2], v.i., make an emergercy request for help. 16. 告狀 [gao4zhuang4], v.t. & n., to sue at court; text of formal complaint. 17. 告終 [gao4zhong1], v.i., be completed. 18. 告知 [gao4zhi1], v.i. & t., tell, inform, notify. 19. 告竣 [gao4jUn4], see [gao4zhong1]↑. 20. 告老 [gao4lao3], v.i., retire from age. 21. 告密 [gao4mi4], v.i., give secret information against s.o. 22. 告擾 [gao4rao3], v.i., to thank one's host for his hospitality, a phr. used on taking leave: 告擾了. 23. 告示 [gao4shi0], n., a public announcement. 24. 告訴 [gao4su4], v.t., (1) (law) bring a suit against s.o.: 告訴乃論 a case will be taken cognizance of by the court only if s.o. files a suit; (2) ([gao4su0]) tell, inform: 我告訴你 I tell you; 不能告訴你 I can't tell you. 25. 告辭 [gao4ci2], v.i., bid good-bye, take leave. 26. 告退 [gao4tui4], v.i., ask to be excused from meeting; resign from office. 27. 告罪 [gao4zui4], v.i., (court.) please excuse me for any unintentional offense; 告無罪 can say I have a clear conscience, have done my best. | |||||