粵

自zi6稱cing1

simp自称
zi6 cing1zì chēng

English

  1. to call oneself
  2. to claim to be
  3. to profess
  4. to claim a title
  5. to call oneself; to name oneself
  6. to declare oneself to be; to profess

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 幫自己改個稱號;要其他人叫佢做某一個名
  2. 宣稱;講關於自己嘅一啲嘢

Examples

  • 之後冇幾多,有啲打扮奇怪嘅人,自稱測量員,嚟到村入面,測量咗婆婆間屋仔前面嘅面積。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 湯姆自稱清白。

    Tom claims he's innocent.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 他自稱為金融專家。

    He claimed to be an expert in finance.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 美国是一个自称没有社会阶层的国家。

    America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 「去 T 運動」是由一名現在自稱已脫離同性戀的男子發起的。

    The "drop the T" movement was started by a guy who now identifies as ex-gay.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢自稱冤枉。

    He professed to be innocent.

  • 佢自稱「棋王」。

    He named himself the King of Chess. ----

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

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