粵

起hei2名ming4

hei2 ming4qǐ míng

English

  1. to name
  2. to christen
  3. to take a name
  4. to give a name

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 俾個名某啲嘢,通常係動物或者啤啤

Examples

  • 玛丽给宝宝起名叫汤姆。

    Mary named the baby Tom.

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  • 政府規定啤啤出咗世40日內父母要同佢起名、攞出世紙。

    The government states that parents should give their baby a name and apply for a birth certificate within a period of 40 days after the birth of their child.

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

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