粵

招ziu1徠loi4

simp招徕
ziu1 loi4zhao1lai2zhāo lái

English

  1. to canvass (for customers)
  2. (verb) Attract
  3. to solicit
  4. to recruit
  5. gimmick to attract attention (eg. from customers, tourists, etc.)
  6. to attract customers by promoting something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 吸引注意、吸引顧客嘅手段
  2. 以事物作為賣點吸引客人

Examples

  • 用優惠價招徠客人

    to attract customers by giving a discount

  • 有餐廳以可愛動動作招徠,吸引顧客幫襯。

    Some restaurants attract customers by using cute animals as marketing gimmicks.

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

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