起名
hei2 ming4qǐ míng
English
- to name
- to christen
- to take a name
- to give a name
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
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