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Jyutping cou4
Pinyin cáo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bustling
  2. tumultuous
  3. noisy
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bustling/tumultuous/noisy/to disturb/to make noise/to quarrel/to argue
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    講​嘢​或者​用​其他​辦法​發出​聲音​,​騷擾​人​哋
    to disturb by making noise; to make noise
    • 我要做功課啊,唔好嘈我喇。
      我要做功课啊,唔好嘈我喇。
      I need to do my homework, don't bother me.
  2. 動詞
    鬧交​,​爭辯
    to quarrel; to argue
    • 唔好同佢嘈嘞,好唔好?
      唔好同佢嘈嘞,好唔好?
      Don't argue with him, okay?
  3. 形容詞
    形容​周​圍​嘅​聲​浪​好​大​、​好​密集​、​令人​厭煩
    noisy
    • 呢度好嘈,我聽唔到你講乜呀。
      呢度好嘈,我听唔到你讲乜呀。
      ni1 dou6 hou2 cou4, ngo5 teng1 m4 dou2 nei5 gong2 mat1 aa3.
      It's too noisy here, I can't hear what you're saying.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese
    to make noise; to annoy by making noise
  2. character
    noisy
    • 嘈死人
      嘈死人
      cou4 sei2 jan4
      annoyingly noisy
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. noisy
  2. Cangjie Input
    RTWA
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 嘈雜 – 嘈杂
  2. 吵鬧 – 吵闹
  3. 爭吵 – 争吵
  4. 吵架
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我阿爷农场啲火鸡成日喺度嘈生晒,真系想佢哋快啲俾人食咗去。
    我阿爺農場啲火雞成日喺度嘈生晒,真係想佢哋快啲俾人食咗去。
    ngo5 aa3 je4 nung4 coeng4 di1 fo2 gai1 sing4 jat6 hai2 dou6 cou4 sang1 saai3 , zan1 hai6 soeng2 keoi5 dei2 faai3 di1 bei2 jan4 sik6 zo2 heoi3 。
    • The turkeys in my grandfather's farm are very noisy, I can't wait for them to get eaten.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋可以继续玩,唔好嘈到人就得喇。
    我哋可以繼續玩,唔好嘈到人就得喇。
    ngo5 dei2 ho2 ji5 gai3 zuk6 wun6 , m4 hou3 cou4 dou3 jan4 zau6 dak1 laa3 。
    • We can continue playing, as long as we don't make too much noise.
  3. Cantonese
    「咪嘈啦!」佢细细声噉讲。
    「咪嘈啦!」佢細細聲噉講。
    「 mi1 cou4 laa1 ! 」 keoi5 sai3 sai3 sing1 gam2 gong2 。
    • "Shut up," he whispered.
  4. Cantonese
    啲细路嘈到我温唔到书。
    啲細路嘈到我溫唔到書。
    di1 sai3 lou6 cou4 dou3 ngo5 wan1 m4 dou3 syu1 。
    • The children were so noisy that I couldn't study.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好嘈呀,会吓走啲雀仔㗎。
    唔好嘈呀,會嚇走啲雀仔㗎。
    m4 hou3 cou4 aa3 , wui5 haak3 zau2 di1 zoek3 zai2 gaa3 。
    • Don't make any noise or you'll scare the birds away.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    评论员对巫巫兹拉的声音作出了各种各样的描述:除了「烦人」、「像魔鬼一般」之外,还把它比作「一群嘈吵的大象」、「一群嗡嗡狂叫的蝗虫」、「一只准备给屠宰的山羊」、「一个装满发狂的蜜蜂的巨大蜂巢」、「一只吃了摇头丸的鸭子」等等。
    評論員對巫巫茲拉的聲音作出了各種各樣的描述:除了「煩人」、「像魔鬼一般」之外,還把它比作「一群嘈吵的大象」、「一群嗡嗡狂叫的蝗蟲」、「一隻準備給屠宰的山羊」、「一個裝滿發狂的蜜蜂的巨大蜂巢」、「一隻吃了搖頭丸的鴨子」等等。
    píng lùn yuán duì wū wū zī lā de shēng yīn zuò chū le gè zhǒng gè yàng de miáo shù : chú le 「 fán rén 」、「 xiàng mó guǐ yī bān 」 zhī wài , hái bǎ tā bǐ zuò 「 yī qún cáo chǎo de dà xiàng 」、「 yī qún wēng wēng kuáng jiào de huáng chóng 」、「 yī zhī zhǔn bèi gěi tú zǎi de shān yáng 」、「 yí gè zhuāng mǎn fā kuáng de mì fēng de jù dà fēng cháo 」、「 yī zhī chī le yáo tóu wán de yā zi 」 děng děng 。
    • Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed".
  2. Mandarin
    日本是一个非常嘈杂的国家。
    日本是一個非常嘈雜的國家。
    rì běn shì yí gè fēi cháng cáo zá de guó jiā 。
    • Japan is an extremely noisy country.
  3. Mandarin
    别这样的嘈吵。
    別這樣的嘈吵。
    bié zhè yàng de cáo chǎo 。
    • Don't make such a noise!
  4. Mandarin
    在这么嘈杂的环境中无法学习。
    在這麼嘈雜的環境中無法學習。
    zài zhè me cáo zá de huán jìng zhōng wú fǎ xué xí 。
    • It's not possible to study with so much noise!
    • One cannot study in such noise.
    • It's impossible to study in such noise.
  5. Mandarin
    跟他相比,她嘈杂。
    跟他相比,她嘈雜。
    gēn tā xiāng bǐ , tā cáo zá 。
    • Compared with him, she is very noisy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    放轻脚步,唔好嘈到其他人。
    放輕腳步,唔好嘈到其他人。
    fong3 heng1 goek3 bou6, m4 hou2 cou4 dou2 kei4 taa1 jan4.
    • Walk with quiet footsteps, don't disturb others.
  2. Cantonese
    寻晚瞓瞓下觉,俾行雷声嘈醒。
    尋晚瞓瞓下覺,俾行雷聲嘈醒。
    cam4 maan5 fan3 fan3 haa2 gaau3, bei2 haang4 leoi4 seng1 cou4 seng2.
    • I was sleeping last night when the sound of thunder woke me up.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好觉得提问嘅人系揾嘢嚟嘈。
    唔好覺得提問嘅人係揾嘢嚟嘈。
    m4 hou2 gok3 dak1 tai4 man6 ge3 jan4 hai6 wan2 je5 lai4 cou4.
    • Don't think those who question are to argue.
  4. Cantonese
    啲声就嚟嘈到我发癫喇。
    啲聲就嚟嘈到我發癲喇。
    di1 seng1 zau6 lai4 cou4 dou3 ngo5 faat3 din1 laa3.
    • The noise is about to drive me crazy.
  5. Cantonese
    琴日嘈完之后,佢就一直对我唔瞅唔睬噉。
    琴日嘈完之後,佢就一直對我唔瞅唔睬噉。
    kam4 jat6 cou4 jyun4 zi1 hau6, keoi5 zau6 jat1 zik6 deoi3 ngo5 m4 cau1 m4 coi2 gam2.
    • After the quarrel yesterday, she has been ignoring me intentionally.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    嘈咩吖,有佢讲冇人讲,拗嚟盏嘥气!悭返啖气好过。
    嘈咩吖,有佢講冇人講,拗嚟盞嘥氣!慳返啖氣好過。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢嘈到我𰥛唔著。
    佢嘈到我𰥛唔著。
    keoi5 cou4 dou3 ngo5 fan3 m4 zoek6.
    • He is so noisy that I couldn't go to sleep.
  2. Cantonese
    嘈死人
    嘈死人
    cou4 sei2 jan4
    • annoyingly noisy
  3. Cantonese
    日撚日喺度嘈
    日撚日喺度嘈
    jat6 lan2 jat6 hai2 dou6 cou4
    • to whine every fucking day
  4. Cantonese
    嘈死!
    嘈死!
    cou4 sei2!
    • Keep it down!
  5. Cantonese
    你哋做咩嘈得咁交关啊?
    你哋做咩嘈得咁交关啊?
    nei5 dei6 zou6 me1 cou4 dak1 gam3 gaau1 gwaan1 aa3?
    • What are you arguing so terribly for?