粵

點dim2名meng2

simp点名
dim2 meng2diǎn míng

English

  1. roll call
  2. to mention sb by name
  3. (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
  4. to take the register
  5. to mention somebody by name

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 統計一個聚會有邊個出席、邊個冇出席
  2. 開出某人嘅全名

Examples

  • 他在点名时缺席。

    He was absent at roll call.

    Tatoeba · Rebecca CC BY

  • 孔子下山來點名,點到誰誰就是烏龜;不管三七二十一,我媽說選一個,最好的一個,就!是!你!

    Confucius came down the mountain to call the roll; whoever gets called is a turtle. Regardless of three sevens twenty-one, my mom said pick one, the best one, it's you!

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢點名要你去個典禮度。

    He named you as the one who has to go to the ceremony.

  • 我去到嗰陣老師喺度點緊名。

    The teacher was taking the register when I arrived. ----

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

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