呌〔叫〕 {jiào}

1. to shout
2. to call
3. to order
4. to ask
5. to be called
6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

叫 giu³ {jiào}

1. to shout
2. to call
3. to order
4. to ask
5. to be called
6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

叫價〔-价〕 giu³ gaa³ {jiào jià}

bid; asking price

叫罵〔-骂〕 giu³ maa⁶ {jiào mà}

yelling; to shout curses

叫餸 giu³ sung³ {jiào sòng}

to order food (eating out)

叫糊 giu³ wu² {jiào hú}

almost win in mahjong

叫喚〔-唤〕 giu³ wun⁶ {jiàohuan}

(verb) Call

叫座 giu³ zo⁶ {jiào zuò}

selling well; successful hit with widespread popularity and sales 10

叫板 giu³ baan² {jiào bǎn}

1. to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
2. (coll.) to challenge

叫春 giu³ ceon¹ {jiào chūn}

1. to caterwaul
2. to call like an animal in heat

叫床 giu³ cong⁴ {jiào chuáng}

1. to moan (in bed)
2. cries of pleasure during love-making

叫道 giu³ dou⁶ {jiào dào}

1. to call
2. to shout

叫苦 giu³ fu² {jiào kǔ}

1. to whine about hardships
2. to complain of one's bitter lot
3. to complain
4. to grumble

叫雞〔-鸡〕 giu³ gai¹ {jiào jī}

1. rooster
2. cock
3. (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute

叫喊 giu³ haam³ {jiào hǎn}

1. exclamation
2. outcry
3. shout
4. yell

叫囂〔-嚣〕 giu³ hiu¹ {jiào xiāo}

to hoot

叫響〔-响〕 giu³ hoeng² {jiào xiǎng}

to gain fame and success

叫好 giu³ hou² {jiào hǎo}

1. to applaud
2. to cheer

叫嚷 giu³ joeng⁶ {jiào rǎng}

1. to shout
2. to bellow one's grievances

叫驢〔-驴〕 giu³ leoi⁴ {jiào lǘ}

(coll.) male donkey

叫賣〔-卖〕 giu³ maai⁶ {jiào mài}

1. to hawk (one's wares)
2. to peddle

叫牌 giu³ paai² {jiào pái}

to bid (bridge and similar card games)

叫聲〔-声〕 giu³ seng¹ {jiào shēng}

1. yelling (sound made by person)
2. barking
3. braying
4. roaring (sound made by animals)

叫醒 giu³ seng² {jiào xǐng}

1. to awaken
2. to wake sb up
3. to rouse

叫屈 giu³ wat¹ {jiào qū}

1. to complain of an injustice
2. to lament sb's misfortune

叫喚〔-唤〕 giu³ wun⁶ {jiào huan}

1. to cry out
2. to bark out a sound

叫陣〔-阵〕 giu³ zan⁶ {jiào zhèn}

to challenge an opponent to a fight

叫作 giu³ zok³ {jiào zuò}

1. to call
2. to be called

叫做 giu³ zou⁶ {jiào zuò}

1. to be called
2. to be known as

叫起手 giu³ hei² sau² {jiào qǐ shǒu}

when you want to use it; when needed

叫床聲〔--声〕 giu³ cong⁴ seng¹ {jiào chuáng shēng}

1. to moan (in bed)
2. cries of pleasure during love-making

叫花子 giu³ faa¹ zi² {jiào huā zi}

beggar

叫苦不迭 giu³ fu² bat¹ dit⁶ {jiào kǔ bu dié}

1. to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
2. incessant grievances

叫苦連天〔--连-〕 giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹ {jiào kǔ lián tiān}

1. to whine on for days (idiom)
2. to endlessly grumble complaints
3. incessant whining

叫醒服務〔---务〕 giu³ seng² fuk⁶ mou⁶ {jiào xǐng fú wù}

1. morning call
2. wake-up call (hotel service)

叫好不叫座 giu³ hou² bat¹ giu³ zo⁶ {jiào hǎo bù jiào zuò}

Something that is of high quality, but it is not selling well.