告 gou³ {gào}

(verb) 1. sue; 2. advise; 3. announce

告 gou³ {gào}

1. to tell
2. to inform
3. to say

告白 gou³ baak⁶ {gào bái}

(noun) (of TV broadcast) advertisement

告辭〔-辞〕 gou³ ci⁴ {gào cí}

(noun) Farewell

告假 gou³ gaa³ {gào jià}

to apply/ ask for a leave of absence; to request to go on a holiday

告票 gou³ piu³ {gào piào}

penalty ticket; summon

告狀〔-状〕 gou³ zong⁶ {gào zhuàng}

(verb) Snitch

告白 gou³ baak⁶ {gào bái}

1. to announce publicly
2. to explain oneself
3. to reveal one's feelings
4. to confess
5. to declare one's love

告便 gou³ bin⁶ {gào biàn}

1. to ask to be excused
2. to ask leave to go to the toilet

告別〔-别〕 gou³ bit⁶ {gào bié}

1. to leave
2. to bid farewell to
3. to say good-bye to

告吹 gou³ ceoi¹ {gào chuī}

1. to fizzle out
2. to come to nothing

告辭〔-辞〕 gou³ ci⁴ {gào cí}

1. to say goodbye
2. to take one's leave

告發〔-发〕 gou³ faat³ {gào fā}

1. to lodge an accusation
2. accusation (law)

告解 gou³ gaai² {gào jiě}

1. (Christianity) to confess
2. confession
3. penance

告誡〔-诫〕 gou³ gaai³ {gào jiè}

1. to warn
2. to admonish

告急 gou³ gap¹ {gào jí}

1. to be in a state of emergency
2. to report an emergency
3. to ask for emergency assistance

告罄 gou³ hing³ {gào qìng}

1. to run out
2. to have exhausted

告饒〔-饶〕 gou³ jiu⁴ {gào ráo}

to beg for mercy

告語〔-语〕 gou³ jyu⁵ {gào yǔ}

1. to inform
2. to tell

告諭〔-谕〕 gou³ jyu⁶ {gào yù}

1. (literary) to inform (the public)
2. to give clear instructions
3. public announcement (from higher authorities)

告求 gou³ kau⁴ {gào qiú}

to ask

告密 gou³ mat⁶ {gào mì}

to inform against sb

告示 gou³ si⁶ {gào shi}

announcement

告訴〔-诉〕 gou³ sou³ {gào su}

1. to tell
2. to inform
3. to let know

告送 gou³ sung³ {gào song}

1. (dialect) to tell
2. to inform

告退 gou³ teoi³ {gào tuì}

1. to petition for retirement (old)
2. to ask for leave to withdraw
3. to ask to be excused

告竣 gou³ zeon³ {gào jùn}

(of a project) to be completed

告知 gou³ zi¹ {gào zhī}

to inform

告之 gou³ zi¹ {gào zhī}

1. to tell sb
2. to inform

告捷 gou³ zit⁶ {gào jié}

1. to win
2. to be victorious
3. to report a victory

告狀〔-状〕 gou³ zong⁶ {gào zhuàng}

1. to complain
2. to sue
3. to bring a lawsuit
4. to lodge a complaint against sb with a manager

告終〔-终〕 gou³ zung¹ {gào zhōng}

1. to end
2. to reach an end

告誦〔-诵〕 gou³ zung⁶ {gào sòng}

1. to tell
2. to inform

告地狀〔--状〕 gou³ dei⁶ zong⁶ {gào dì zhuàng}

the sad, unfortunate life story written on the ground by beggars to seek money and help

告別式〔-别-〕 gou³ bit⁶ sik¹ {gào bié shì}

1. parting ceremony
2. funeral

告密者 gou³ mat⁶ ze² {gào mì zhě}

1. tell-tale
2. informer (esp. to police)
3. whistleblower
4. grass

告示牌 gou³ si⁶ paai² {gào shì pái}

1. notice
2. placard
3. signboard

告士打道 gou³ si⁶ daa² dou⁶ {gào shì dǎ dào}

Gloucester Road, a road in Hong Kong

告枕頭狀〔--头状〕 gou³ zam² tau⁴ zong⁶ {gào zhěn tóu zhuàng}

when one complains to another during pillow talk about another person, can be use on a couple or anyone in a relationship

告一段落 gou³ jat¹ dyun⁶ lok⁶ {gào yī duàn luò}

to come to the end of a phase (idiom)