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叫作

叫作

Chinese

		to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make
simp. and trad. (叫作)		叫	作

Verb

叫作

to be known as; to be called

Synonyms

叫做 (jiàozuò)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiàozuò

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ zok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiàozuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawtzuoh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    叫作
    叫做
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu³ zok³
  - Yale: giu jok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ dzok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ t͡sɔːk̚³/