粵

人jan4稱cing1

simp人称
jan4 cing1rén chēng

English

  1. (grammar) person (first person etc)
  2. commonly called; commonly known as
  3. called; known as
  4. grammatical person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 畀一般人稱為
  2. 同語言中行為動作相關嘅話語角色,分為三種:第一人稱指發言者本身,第二人稱指對方,第三人稱指其他人

Examples

  • 戴卓爾夫人係英國政治家,人稱「鐵娘子」。

    Margaret Thatcher, a British politician, was known as "the Iron Lady."

  • 這個動詞通常只用在第三人稱。

    This verb is normally used only in the third person.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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