粵

吹ceoi1哨saau3

ceoi1 saau3chuī shào

English

  1. to blow a whistle
  2. to whistle
  3. to turn in or report someone to the police or the authorities (often anonymously); to blow the whistle; often carries negative connotations of betrayal

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 暗中指證罪魁禍首,類似告密、篤背脊、做二五仔

Examples

  • 裁判吹哨两次,向大家宣布已经终场。

    The referee blew his whistle twice to tell everyone it was full-time.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 梅西差一点就进球了,但裁判吹哨说他越位。

    Messi was very close to scoring a goal, but the referee blew his whistle to say that he was offside.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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