叫giu3做zou6

English

1. to be called; to be known as
2. sort of, quite, can be considered as, so-so
3. to be called; to be known as
4. can be considered; kind of (but only barely, used sarcastically)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 算係
2. 用嚟帶出一樣嘢、一個人嘅名稱、稱呼、叫法
3. 可以當做係；算係（但係非常勉強，帶諷刺意味）

Examples

• 佢叫做阿東。

  He is called Ah Tung.

• 我叫做Luis。

  My name is Luis.

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• 呢樣飲品叫做鴛鴦。

  This drink is called "jyun1 joeng1".

• 佢叫做幫過吓手噉囉。

  He has lent a hand, kind of.

• 死咗老婆嘅人叫做鰥夫。

  A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.

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• 香港俾人叫做東方之珠。

  Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.

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• 呢隻科技叫做擴增實境。

  This technology is called augmented reality.

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• 佢揾開幾皮嘢，生活都叫做唔錯。

  He earns a couple tens of grands every month, life is not that bad for him. ----