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Jyutping gaau3 syu1
Pinyin jiāo shū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to teach (in a school)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective/noun) Teaching
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    從事​教學​工作
    to teach; to instruct
    • 佢教書教咗四十年喇。
      佢教书教咗四十年喇。
      keoi5 gaau3 syu1 gaau3 zo2 sei3 sap6 nin4 laa3.
      He has taught for forty years already.
    • 我朋友喺中學教書,每晚成八點先收工。
      我朋友喺中学教书,每晚成八点先收工。
      ngo5 pang4 jau5 hai2 zung1 hok6 gaau3 syu1, mui5 maan5 seng4 baat3 dim2 sin1 sau1 gung1.
      My friend teaches in a secondary school. He finishes work as late as eight every night.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to teach (especially in a school)
    (syn.) 讲课, 授課, 教學, 講學, 教学, 授课, 讲学, 教課, 教课, 講課
    • 教咗几十年书
      教咗几十年书
      gaau3 zo2 gei2 sap6 nin4 syu1
      was a teacher for a couple decades
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我教书。
    我教書。
    wǒ jiāo shū 。
    • I'm teaching.
    • I teach.
  2. Mandarin
    他在一间女子中学教书。
    他在一間女子中學教書。
    tā zài yī jiān nǚ zǐ zhōng xué jiāo shū 。
    • He teaches in a girls' high school.
  3. Mandarin
    鲍勃的父亲在女校教书。
    鮑勃的父親在女校教書。
    bào bó de fù qīn zài nǚ xiào jiāo shū 。
    • Bob's father teaches at a girls' school.
  4. Mandarin
    他是在这里教书的最年轻的教师。
    他是在這裏教書的最年輕的教師。
    tā shì zài zhè lǐ jiāo shū de zuì nián qīng de jiào shī 。
    • He is as young a teacher as ever taught here.
  5. Mandarin
    他以教书为生。
    他以教書為生。
    tā yǐ jiāo shū wéi shēng 。
    • He earned his living as a teacher.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 Bob 老豆喺女校教书。
    阿 Bob 老豆喺女校教書。
    aa3 bi1 o b lou5 dau6 hai2 neoi5 haau6 gaau3 syu1 。
    • Bob's father teaches at a girls' school.
  2. Cantonese
    有啲老师会一路教书一路批薯仔皮。
    有啲老師會一路教書一路批薯仔皮。
    jau5 di1 lou5 si1 wui2 jat1 lou6 gaau3 syu1 jat1 lou6 pai1 syu4 zai2 pei4 。
    • Some teachers peel potatoes while teaching.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我嘅工作系教书。
    我嘅工作係教書。
    ngo5 ge3 gung1 zok3 hai6 gaau3 syu1.
    • My job is teaching.
  2. Cantonese
    佢教书教咗四十年喇。
    佢教書教咗四十年喇。
    keoi5 gaau3 syu1 gaau3 zo2 sei3 sap6 nin4 laa3.
    • He has taught for forty years already.
  3. Cantonese
    我朋友喺中学教书,每晚成八点先收工。
    我朋友喺中學教書,每晚成八點先收工。
    ngo5 pang4 jau5 hai2 zung1 hok6 gaau3 syu1, mui5 maan5 seng4 baat3 dim2 sin1 sau1 gung1.
    • My friend teaches in a secondary school. He finishes work as late as eight every night.
  4. Cantonese
    教书
    教書
    gaau3 syu1
    • to teach at a school
  5. Cantonese
    个老师教书教下呢度又教下𠮶度,教到东一窟西一窟。
    個老師教書教下呢度又教下嗰度,教到東一窟西一窟。
    go3 lou5 si1 gaau3 syu1 gaau3 haa5 ni1 dou6 jau6 gaau3 haa5 go2 dou6, gaau3 dou3 dung1 jat1 fat1 sai1 jat1 fat1.
    • The teacher teaches here a bit and teaches there a bit, scattering [the content] all around.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    茅盾的一个亲戚,想到我在教书的教会学校里来找事做了。
    茅盾的一個親戚,想到我在教書的教會學校裏來找事做了。
    máo dùn de yī ge qīn qī , xiǎng dào wǒ zài jiāo shū de jiào huì xué xiào lǐ lái zhǎo shì zuò le .
    • A relative of Mao Dun would like to find work in the Catholic school that I teach at.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个时候,只听见窗外有个人高声噉话:「陆老坑!你以为一世匿埋喺呢度做教书生人哋就揾你唔到咩!乖乖地跟老爷上北京打官司法啦!」 [Cantonese, trad.]呢个时候,只听见窗外有个人高声噉话:“陆老坑!你以为一世匿埋喺呢度做教书生人哋就揾你唔到咩!乖乖地跟老爷上北京打官司法啦!”
    呢個時候,只聽見窗外有個人高聲噉話:「陸老坑!你以爲一世匿埋喺呢度做教書生人哋就搵你唔到咩!乖乖地跟老爺上北京打官司法啦!」 [Cantonese, trad.]呢个时候,只听见窗外有个人高声噉话:“陆老坑!你以为一世匿埋喺呢度做教书生人哋就揾你唔到咩!乖乖地跟老爷上北京打官司法啦!”
    nei1 go3 si4 hau6, zi2 teng1 gin3 coeng1 ngoi6 jau5 go3 jan4 gou1 seng1 gam2 waa6: “Luk6 lou5 haang1! nei5 ji5 wai4 jat1 sai3 nei1 maai4 hai2 nei1 dou6 zou6 gaau3 syu1 seng1 jan4 dei6 zau6 wan2 nei5 m4 dou2 me1! gwaai1 gwaai1 dei2 gan1 lou5 je4 soeng6 bak1 ging1 daa2 gun1 si1 faat3 laa1!”
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  3. Cantonese
    原来呢位教书先生陆高止,佢个真名叫做陆菲青,乃系武当派大侠,[…[[#Chinese|]]] [Cantonese, trad.]原来呢位教书先生陆高止,佢个真名叫做陆菲青,乃系武当派大侠,[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    原來呢位教書先生陸高止,佢個真名叫做陸菲青,乃係武當派大俠,[…[[#Chinese|]]] [Cantonese, trad.]原来呢位教书先生陆高止,佢个真名叫做陆菲青,乃系武当派大侠,[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    jyun4 loi4 ni1 wai6 gaau3 syu1 sin1 saang1 luk6 gou1 zi2, keoi5 go3 zan1 meng2 giu3 zou6 luk6 fei1 cing1, naai5 hai6 mou5 dong1 paai3 daai6 haap6, …
    • As it turned out, this teacher Lu Gaozhi was not a mere teacher, but a great member of the Wudang Sect whose real name was Lu Feiqing; […]