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Jyutping gou3
Pinyin

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    ^† to interrogate and convict

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Jyutping guk1
Pinyin gào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to advise/to counsel/to admonish

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Jyutping gou3
Pinyin gào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to say
  2. to tell
  3. to announce
  4. to report
  5. to denounce
  6. to file a lawsuit
  7. to sue
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. sue; 2. advise; 3. announce
  2. to tell/to inform/to say/to announce/to accuse/to complain about/to ask for/to request
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
  2. 動詞
    向​司法​機關​提出​控訴​,​指控​某人​違法
    to sue
    • 佢俾人告佢誹謗。
      佢俾人告佢诽谤。
      keoi5 bei2 jan4 gou3 keoi5 fei2 bong3.
      He was sued by someone for libel.
  3. 動詞
    投訴​;​告發
    to complain; to report
    • 你抄功課!我要告俾老師知!
      你抄功课!我要告俾老师知!
      nei5 caau1 gung1 fo3! ngo5 jiu3 gou3 bei2 lo5 si1 zi1!
      You're copying other's homework! I'm going to report you to the teacher!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to accuse; to sue; to file a lawsuit; to press charges
  2. character, Min-Dong
    to call
  3. character
    to announce; to declare
  4. character
    to expose; to denounce
  5. character
    to tell; to inform
  6. character
    to report to
  7. character
    to request
  8. character
    Only used in 忠告 (zhōnggào).
  9. character
    Only used in 告朔.
  10. character, Southwestern-Mandarin
    to try; to check out
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. tell, announce, inform
  2. accuse
  3. Cangjie Input
    HGR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 控告
  2. 起訴 – 起诉
  3. 訴訟 – 诉讼
  4. 告狀 – 告状
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1296
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #69
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #70
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在明天前完成报告几乎是不可能的。
    在明天前完成報告幾乎是不可能的。
    zài míng tiān qián wán chéng bào gào jī hū shì bù kě néng de 。
    • Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.
  2. Mandarin
    能不能麻烦你告诉我去邻村怎么走?
    能不能麻煩你告訴我去鄰村怎麼走?
    néng bù néng má fan nǐ gào sù wǒ qù lín cūn zěn me zǒu ?
    • Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village?
  3. Mandarin
    请写信告诉我你们学校的情况。
    請寫信告訴我你們學校的情況。
    qǐng xiě xìn gào sù wǒ nǐ men xué xiào de qíng kuàng 。
    • Please write to me about conditions at your school.
  4. Mandarin
    护士会告诉你怎么做。
    護士會告訴你怎麼做。
    hù shi huì gào sù nǐ zěn me zuò 。
    • The nurse will tell you how to do it.
  5. Mandarin
    告诉我你对湘南做了什么。
    告訴我你對湘南做了什麼。
    gào sù wǒ nǐ duì xiāng nán zuò le shén me 。
    • Tell me what you did to Shounan.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶份报告书系咪你写㗎?
    嗰份報告書係咪你寫㗎?
    go2 fan6 bou3 gou3 syu1 hai6 mi1 nei5 se2 gaa3 ?
    • Are you the writer of that report?
  2. Cantonese
    我由今朝开始就一路喺度打呢份报告书,但系到而家都净系打咗一半。
    我由今朝開始就一路喺度打呢份報告書,但係到而家都淨係打咗一半。
    ngo5 jau4 gam1 ziu1 hoi1 ci2 zau6 jat1 lou6 hai2 dou6 daa2 nei4 fan6 bou3 gou3 syu1 , daan6 hai6 dou3 ji4 gaa1 dou1 zing6 hai6 daa2 zo2 jat1 bun3 。
    • I have been typing this report since this morning, but I'm only halfway through.
  3. Cantonese
    我好钟意𠮶个广告。
    我好鍾意嗰個廣告。
    ngo5 hou3 zung1 ji3 go2 go3 gwong2 gou3 。
    • I love that commercial.
  4. Cantonese
    今日个天气报告话听日应该会好天。
    今日個天氣報告話聽日應該會好天。
    gam1 jat6 go3 tin1 hei3 bou3 gou3 waa2 ting1 jat6 jing1 goi1 wui2 hou3 tin1 。
    • Today's weather forecast says that it is likely to be fine tomorrow.
  5. Cantonese
    你听日记住提我寄份报告出去㖞。
    你聽日記住提我寄份報告出去喎。
    nei5 ting1 jat6 gei3 zyu6 tai4 ngo5 gei3 fan6 bou3 gou3 ceot1 heoi3 wo5 。
    • Please remind me to mail the report tomorrow.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    报时同广告之后返嚟再倾。
    報時同廣告之後返嚟再傾。
    bou3 si4 tung4 gwong2 gou3 zi1 hau6 faan1 lei4 zoi3 king1.
    • Let's return to this topic after the time broadcast and commercials.
  2. Cantonese
    有咩广告商想target佢哋?
    有咩廣告商想target佢哋?
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    呢个广告,到底target边个睇呢?
    呢個廣告,到底target邊個睇呢?
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    寻日天气报告话会有雨,果然今日就落雨嘞。
    尋日天氣報告話會有雨,果然今日就落雨嘞。
    cam4 jat6 tin1 hei3 bou3 gou3 waa6 wui5 jau5 jyu5, gwo2 jin4 gam1 jat6 zau6 lok6 jyu5 laak3.
    • Yesterday the weather forecast there would be a shower, and today, as expected, it is indeed raining.
  5. Cantonese
    我呀妈告诫我要做个有责任嘅人。
    我呀媽告誡我要做個有責任嘅人。
    ngo5 aa3 maa1 gou3 gaai3 ngo5 jiu3 zou6 go3 jau5 zaak3 jam6 ge3 jan4.
    • My mum admonished me to be a responsible person.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢平日对我哋咁衰,今次实行告佢一状喇!
    佢平日對我哋咁衰,今次實行告佢一狀喇!
  2. Cantonese
    报告
    報告
    bou3 gou3
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    卖广告
    賣廣告
    maai6 gwong2 gou3
    • to advertise
  2. Mandarin
    我问他那个事情、你告诉人家没有、他前仰儿后合的、直瞪着俩眼睛、一声儿不言语。
    我问他那个事情、你告诉人家没有、他前仰儿后合的、直瞪着俩眼睛、一声儿不言语。
    wǒ wèn tā nèi ge shì qing , nǐ gào su rén jia méi yǒu , tā qián yǎng r5 hòu hé de , zhí dèng zhe liǎ yǎn jing , yī shēng r5 bù yán yu .
    • I asked him if he had given the orders I desired, and he stared straight at me [with both eyes], heeling and lurching to and fro, without answering a word.
  3. Mandarin
    劝告
    勸告
    quàn gào
    • to advise
  4. Cantonese
    「咁你又唔去告发佢地?」「车!如果捉佢地坐左一阵监,又放番出嚟,俾佢知道系我地讲嘅,个阵重衰添!」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]“咁你又唔去告发佢地?”“车!如果捉佢地坐左一阵监,又放番出嚟,俾佢知道系我地讲嘅,个阵重衰添!”
    「咁你又唔去告發佢地?」「車!如果捉佢地坐左一陣監,又放番出嚟,俾佢知道係我地講嘅,個陣重衰添!」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]“咁你又唔去告发佢地?”“车!如果捉佢地坐左一阵监,又放番出嚟,俾佢知道系我地讲嘅,个阵重衰添!”
    “gam2 nei5 jau6 m4 heoi3 gou3 faat3 keoi5 dei6?” “ce1! jyu4 gwo2 zuk1 keoi5 dei6 co5 zo2 jat1 zan6 gaam1, jau6 fong3 faan1 ceot1 lai4, bei2 keoi5 zi1 dou3 hai6 ngo5 dei6 gong2 ge3, go2 zan6 zung6 seoi1 tim1!”
    • “And you didn't report them?” “Tch! They'd be put in jail for a while, then be let out again; and imagine if they found out that we reported them! Even worse!”
  5. Mandarin
    他站在被告席上,什么都招认,什么人都咬。
    他站在被告席上,什麼都招認,什麼人都咬。
    tā zhàn zài bèi gào xí shàng , shén me dōu zhāo rèn , shén me rén dōu yǎo .
    • He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody.