叫春
giu3 ceon1jiào chūn
English
- to caterwaul
- to call like an animal in heat
- (of animals) to call for a mate; (of women) to be flirtatious; to sound flirtatious
- to yell or to be melancholic despite not having any serious matter; usually pertaining to romantic relationships
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指動物發出叫聲去求偶、交配;亦都形容女性用聲線吸引異性
- 引伸指人無病呻吟;冇特別事但係又喺度嘈喧巴閉;通常會同情愛有關
Examples
你知唔知點解春卷叫春卷吖?
Do you know why spring rolls are called spring rolls?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你知道春卷为什么叫春卷吗?
Do you know why spring rolls are called spring rolls?
Tatoeba · crescat CC BY
出面有隻野貓喺度叫春。
There's a stray cat outside calling for a mate. ----
你唔好又喺度叫春啦,明明你哋就冇嘢。
Don't be mad! You two are fine.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk