稱cing1之zi1為wai4

English

1. to call it...
2. to call somebody or something as; to refer to as (Note: the difference between 稱之為 and 稱為 cing1wai4 is that, 稱之為 is inclusive of the pronoun; the form of usage is usually "稱之為 + title".)
3. known as...

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 叫某人或物做某名物；為某人或物冠上某稱號（同「稱為」唔同嘅地方係，「稱之為」有代詞「之」複指，用法係「稱之為＋名號」。）

Examples

• 佢已經連續做咗三十幾個鐘頭未瞓過，可以稱之為「鐵人」。

  He has been working for over thirty hours without sleeping. He can be referred as an "iron man".

• 什麼樣的人會將種族滅絕者，稱之為“英雄”？

  What kind of person looks up to a genocidal killer and calls him a hero?

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 如果我们知道我们在做什么，那么这不能称之为研究，是吗？

  If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

• 到了每年的年底即年三十的时候，就不仅是新旧两天的更替，也是新旧岁的更替，称之为“交子”。

  Arriving at the end of each lunar year wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY