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叫做

叫做

Chinese

		to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	to do; to make; to produce
simp. and trad. (叫做)		叫	做

Verb

叫做

to be known as; to be called

Synonyms

叫作 (jiàozuò)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiàozuò

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ zou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kiò-chò / kiò-chòe

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 zou⁶
  - Yale: giu jouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ dzou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ t͡sou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiò-chò / kiò-chòe
  - Tâi-lô: kiò-tsò / kiò-tsuè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kioirzoix, kioirzoex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɤ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɤ²¹/, /kiɤ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɤ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɤ⁴¹/, /kiɤ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɤ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɤ²¹/, /kiɤ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kio¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so¹¹/, /kio¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ²¹/, /kiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sue²¹/