招ziu1呼fu1

English

1. to call out to
2. (verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon
3. hello; greeting
4. to entertain; to serve (the guests)
5. to greet
6. to say hello to
7. to inform
8. to take care of
9. to take care that one does not

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 同人見面時，為咗表示友善而做嘅身體動作或語言（量詞：句／聲／個）
2. 照顧、娛樂客人，令佢哋覺得舒適開心

Examples

• 打招呼

  to say hello; to greet

• 招呼唔到

  cannot provide good hospitality, a polite expression used by the host

• 佢整咗啲簡單嘢食招呼朋友。

  He made some simple food to serve his friends.

• 我過去嗰張枱同個朋友打聲招呼先。

  Let me go and say hello to the friend at that table.

• 英日韓泰文嘅簡單招呼都難唔到導遊。

  Simple greetings in English, Japanese, Korean and Thai cause the tour guide no difficulty.

• 佢撩鼻之後就招呼你。

  Tatoeba · cheeseisdisgusting CC BY

• 我聽日開始會喺隔籬個屋頂度做嘢，所以我嚟打招呼。 對於塵埃造成嘅不便，我哋深表歉意，但係多謝你嘅體諒。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 她招呼我进来。

  She beckoned me to come in.

  Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY