叫人 [－－]

Jyutping giu3 jan4
Pinyin jiào rén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to greet someone; to ask someone to do something [written and colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    向​對方​打招呼
    to greet
    • 阿仔，叫人喇！
      阿仔，叫人喇！
      aa3 zai2, giu3 jan4 laa1!
      Son, greet them.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to call out someone's name in salutation
    • 我觉得唔叫人嘅小朋友好冇礼貌。
      我觉得唔叫人嘅小朋友好冇礼貌。
      ngo5 gaau3 dak1 m4 giu3 jan4 ge3 siu2 pang4 jau5 hou2 mou5 lai5 maau6.
      I believe that a kid who doesn't call out people's names is very impolite.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那是一个叫人心碎的故事。
    那是一個叫人心碎的故事。
    nà shi yí gè jiào rén xīn suì de gù shì 。
    • It was a heartbreaking story.
  2. Mandarin
    我叫人把我的自行车修好了。
    我叫人把我的自行車修好了。
    wǒ jiào rén bǎ wǒ de zì xíng chē xiū hǎo le 。
    • I got my bicycle repaired.
  3. Mandarin
    这种音乐叫人昏昏欲睡。
    這種音樂叫人昏昏欲睡。
    zhè zhǒng yīn yuè jiào rén hūn hūn yù shuì 。
    • This music puts one to sleep.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你啲噉嘅格叫人点顶得顺啊？
    你啲噉嘅格叫人點頂得順啊？
    nei5 di1 gam2 ge3 gaak3 giu3 jan4 dim2 ding2 dak1 seon6 aa3?
    • How were people able to put up with your personality?
  2. Cantonese
    佢呢啲先叫人话。
    佢呢啲先叫人話。
    keoi5 ni1 di1 sin1 giu3 jan4 waa2.
    • What he said is fair and reasonable.
  3. Cantonese
    佢之前咁落我面，我而家叫人揼佢两嘢都算系出番啖气。
    佢之前咁落我面，我而家叫人揼佢兩嘢都算係出番啖氣。
    keoi5 zi1 cin4 gam2 lok6 ngo5 min2, ngo5 ji4 gaa1 giu3 jan4 dap6 keoi5 loeng5 je5 dou1 syun3 hai6 ceot1 faan1 daam6 hei3.
    • He had insulted me and I repaid by having him beaten up.
  4. Cantonese
    部汽水机打咗柴，要叫人嚟整。
    部汽水機打咗柴，要叫人嚟整。
    bou6 hei3 seoi2 gei1 daa2 zo2 caai4, jiu3 giu3 jan4 lei4 zing2.
    • The vending machine is out of order, please ask someone to fix it.
  5. Cantonese
    争咁一只脚啊！快啲叫人嚟打啦！
    爭咁一隻腳啊！快啲叫人嚟打啦！
    zang1 gam2 jat1 zek3 goek3 aa3! faai3 di1 giu3 jan4 lai4 daa2 laa1!
    • We need one more player for the mahjong game! Find someone!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这巴巴罾儿叫人不知从何整理起。
    這巴巴罾兒叫人不知從何整理起。
    zhè bā bā zēn gé r5 jiào rén bù zhī cóng hé zhěng lǐ qǐ ．
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    我觉得唔叫人嘅小朋友好冇礼貌。
    我觉得唔叫人嘅小朋友好冇礼貌。
    ngo5 gaau3 dak1 m4 giu3 jan4 ge3 siu2 pang4 jau5 hou2 mou5 lai5 maau6.
    • I believe that a kid who doesn't call out people's names is very impolite.